Advice please

[Mordac]

The bank I work for has a strict policy that no contractor should be employed for longer than 12 months.

Easy. Tell them you're not employed at all, you're a supplier and wish to be treated as such. EDS and the like aren't subject to these poxy rules, so why the feck should we be?

[Joe Black.]

And a previous employer I worked for had something called a 'contractor replacement program' where after 2 X 3 month contracts they would replace that contractor with a permanent member of staff. An absolute ridiculous policy which was frequently broken because managers/depts didn't want to lose the contractor and/or didn't have an adequate perm. replacement. I have to re-read and spell check my posts now.

[malvolio]

Ta - I'll pass it up the tree!

[BlasterBates]

Nope I'm afraid the game's up, sounds like the company is cutting back, regardless of what the PM wants.

... but do go and see the boss, ask him you would like to continue and then focus on looking for a new job. If he does give you verbal confirmation, then its worth going in until the paperwork is through. Usually some sort of initial confirmation can be sent quite quickly to the agent.

[Fleetwood]

And a previous employer I worked for had something called a 'contractor replacement program' (

programme - OK "program" if it was a septic company.

adequate perm. replacement

tautology

[monkeyboy]

Thanks for the advice.

Its not UBS but close

Think I'm going to compromise.

Won't come in without contract will look for new whilst waiting. It may apply there minds some what.

Which ever comes up first.

[Joe Black.]

programme - OK "program" if it was a septic company.


tautology

You're being very harsh today.

[threaded]

tautology

No, you've got them mixed up again.

[BillHicksRIP]

The client I'm working for has a 2-year rule for contractors too. Finishing at the end of the month to be replaced by another contractor who will probably be here for 2 years too. One of the reasons I went contracting was to get away from meddling HR departments....

[monkeyboy]

And it did apply their minds, 6 month extention in front of me.

Funny how many exceptions are occurring to this 2 year rule...