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Dispute over contract terms regarding lunch
That's not what I meant. Anyway will see how this unfolds.- CYPER
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Dispute over contract terms regarding lunch
No, total hours is not written anywhere. Just which I understand as working hours. I am expecting to get paid for 2 reasons: I was never told otherwise and so genuinely thought I do and because I actually work while I eat as a lot of my work is keyboard/mouse based. If unpaid lunch was ever...- CYPER
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Dispute over contract terms regarding lunch
It's a hourly rate. The agent called me again and kept apologizing and saying I need to amend my timesheet for last week. I feel like I have been cheated and they expect that an apology will fix things. I even asked him if he can provide a recording of our conversations, where he says that...- CYPER
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Dispute over contract terms regarding lunch
Deskside Engineer Assignment details state: Hours of work: 09:00 – 17:00 - 30 minutes lunch - Monday to Friday When were discussing the terms over the phone the agent never mentioned that lunch break is unpaid. I have been working here for over a month now and got 5 separate timesheets...- CYPER
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SC Clearance lost due to agency fault - any legal redress?
Spoke with someone from Computacenter Vetting Department and was told that they just checked that I had valid clearance, but did not transfer it. I was told I could still work without the clearance being transferred. Is this true?- CYPER
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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SC Clearance lost due to agency fault - any legal redress?
I worked for Computacenter who pays the agency, who in turn pays me. Computacenter got many contracts, but I worked on 2, where the clients were a big UK bank and a big UK car manufacturer. Computacenter are saying the agency has messed the transfer. The person who was responsible for the SC...- CYPER
- Post #9
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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SC Clearance lost due to agency fault - any legal redress?
Here are the exact words from the client, I just changed the identifying bits in bold: Here are the exact words from the company that sponsored me for the clearance: The 2nd role most definitely needed clearance and the client is blaming the agency for not doing the transfer. I spoke with...- CYPER
- Post #6
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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SC Clearance lost due to agency fault - any legal redress?
A recruitment agency offered me a contract with an SC clearance requirement. I accepted and worked from September to December 2017 for 2 end clients inside secure rooms/cages, where only people with clearance were allowed to enter. During that time I enquired my direct manager if my clearance...- CYPER
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Notice Period T&C supplied after contract end
Quick Overview: I work through my own LTD. Recruitment agency offers me an assignment for 4 days only on a very short notice. I started on the 21st and on my 2nd day (22nd) of my assignment got told by the agency that the client have asked them to give me my notice, effective the same day. I was...- CYPER
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New IT Contractor - need advice regarding contract, insurance and IR35
I am a little confused - when you say contract do you refer to the agreement between me and the agency for finding work or the contract that is later drawn to put in writing the type of services I agree to provide to the end client? Or is this normally the same thing? Yes there is a Assignment...- CYPER
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New IT Contractor - need advice regarding contract, insurance and IR35
So I was contacted by an recruitment agency and offered a job. This is my first time working as a contractor, so naturally I have some questions: After reading a lot about IR35 it seems that the agency is either ignorant about it or pretending to be. I was given the option to work through an...- CYPER
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