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Go direct at renewal?
I am currently in a contract which is due to end next month. My agency has not been particularly helpful during the term of the contract. They do very little to earn their continuous 20% fee. I did not even have a contract presented to me until half way through the 3 month contract. I have...- black_knight
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Contract Termination
WooHoo. Closed Down eh. Wouldn't that be just deserts. That Thomas Higgins looks interesting. I think I will consider giving them a call if my letter does not resolve anything.- black_knight
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Contract Termination
Thanks. Being in the PCG, I have just called their legal helpline. They have given me a draft letter to send to them, which I will complete tonight. As you suggest, I will gather all emails, contract, invoices, etc. and ensure my letter is polite and to the point. I knew Caudwell didnt like...- black_knight
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Contract Termination
My contract was directly with Caudwell, not the agency. (I think. I will double check tonight). Signed Timesheets was not a requirement of the contract. I was just required to submit an invoice at the end of each week, which I did on each Friday.- black_knight
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No. I have not been paid by the agency. The agency said that because margins where low on this, they wanted me to invoice Caudwell directly. The agency would then invoice Caudwell for their fees seperately. They said that this was because the margins where so low. I have since found that...- black_knight
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This gets even better. So far Caudwell have not paid any of my invoices. I received a letter from Caudwell today be recorded delivery. In the letter they outline that they where not happy with the standard of work, and that I made no attempt to improve the quality and standard of work..This...- black_knight
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oh well...moving on. I have just secured my next contract....£5 per hour less, but it is only 20 minutes down the road. This time I will behave as I would like a guest to behave in my house, and keep my mouth shut.- black_knight
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Caudwell, actually wasnt that bad. That is what I am trying to say, and what I have learnt from this. Sure the hours where long, the office was either too hot, or too cold, and you would be given dirty looks for leaving at 6pm. But ultimatly, (particularly down south) it seems the hours can...- black_knight
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Contract Termination
Well, all I can say is that what I did was stupid. I actually liked the people and work at Caudwell. It is right what has been said before on this thread that what I did was akin to going into someones home and insuting the curtains. I would hate that if it where done to me. The...- black_knight
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Wise words. Where where you two weeks ago?- black_knight
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Contract Termination
Ahh...Don't be harsh. They wanted a small change, BUT my first clue at a problem should have been that I was being handed a system that had been worked on by someone who just left. It was mostly developed, but there was no testing done on it. And AFTER I estimated the time, I found out that...- black_knight
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Thanks for the reply. I think this is an easy thing to say, but when I estimated I said 1/2 day for development and a week for testing. I was basing this estimate on starting from an application which compiled and ran. This was not the case. I was given a PC which didnt work, and took a...- black_knight
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Contract Termination
I had my contract terminated this morning. When I was going to bed Sunday night, I got a text message from the agency. It said to call him in the morning before I left home because there was a problem with the client. When I called, he told me that he was contacted friday night, and I am...- black_knight
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Bypassing a bad Agency
I have been in a contract for 6 months, through an agency. I have not been personally contacted by the agency since into the second month of the contract. A month ago the client offered a 3 month extension. I called the Agency to negotiate a small increase in rate. I was told that the rep...- black_knight
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