Agency threatening legal action if I leave my role!

[otisb]

I'm guessing the agency will be requesting whatever they would get paid from the client (3 weeks worth).

[KentPhilip]

Then something unspeakably awful happened to the client

Where did you bury the gun?

[suityou01]

I had this on a 3 monther with Pathway a few years ago. I was 6 weeks in not doing much and a very well remunerated 12 monther came up. This was in the middle of the crisis too so I really needed to find a way out.

Agency wasn't happy neither was client.

Then something unspeakably awful happened to the client and it was all by the by anyway and I walked .

Youre a gangster?

[northernladuk]

I see people are still struggling with the reality of what a fixed term contract is

[suityou01]

I see people are still struggling with the reality of what a fixed term contract is

Its a companys way of hiring a contractor but paying a low grade salary and not having a job at the end of it.

[otisb]

I see people are still struggling with the reality of what a fixed term contract is

Thanks for the reply northernladuk,

Is the point you are trying to make that because it's fixed, if I leave early, then the agency are within their rights to seek something for breach of contract?

[suityou01]

Thanks for the reply northernladuk,

Is the point you are trying to make that because it's fixed, if I leave early, then the agency are within their rights to seek something for breach of contract?

Razor sharp this one

[Mich the Tester]

Go to a knackers yard, collect a horse's head, now go to the agent's house and place the horse's head on his bed. Sorted.

[northernladuk]

Thanks for the reply northernladuk,

Is the point you are trying to make that because it's fixed, if I leave early, then the agency are within their rights to seek something for breach of contract?

Not really, was more at the others that are talking about LTD's and treating this type of contract the same as the contracts we have. e.g. call them your client.. but they are not, they are your employer in an FTC.

But to answer what you just said. If there is no notice period in your contract then you cannot leave and if you do you will be in breach and the agency could seek compensation. You don't say how long you have been in the role but it's possible it was probably a months notice anyway so still no chance of a quick exit.

[suityou01]