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    7 days smoke free!

    well done, :yay: Its not an easy thing to do and reading this has made me think about giving up a go again.
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    Dodgy Agents - Time to fight back?

    I doubt they will ever have the contract of a lifetime and I suspect they won't even survive the year and even if they did so I've missed out on one contract maybe at least I'm not getting aggressive threatening phone calls from them anymore.
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    Dodgy Agents - Time to fight back?

    so the general consensus is put up and shut up. Interestingly thats probably why the agents do it because they know they can get away with it. As I've said previously I'm not suggesting anything will happen quite the contrary been around the contracting world too long to think anything will...
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    Dodgy Agents - Time to fight back?

    They are a registered agency and I got the email address from the fairly recent news story on the BBC. I don't doubt the director will do nothing but try and say the right things, I also don't doubt that the Government agency will do nothing but as I say if I achieve nothing other than not...
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    Dodgy Agents - Time to fight back?

    :laugh I'm not holding my breath thinking anything will change or be done about it, but I'm a strong believer in don't moan and do nothing I figured it was worth a try even if all I achieve is them never contacting me again I will be better off.
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    Dodgy Agents - Time to fight back?

    At this stage it has to be done by the company and in this case its being done by the Director. Should it not be dealt with satisfactorily then it's progressed through the Government agency. I doubt it will change much but they have been incredibily unethicial and broken a few laws from what I...
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    Dodgy Agents - Time to fight back?

    Ok so we've all had experiences of Dodgy Agents and fake jobs but most of the time we do nothing except make a mental note to avoid agency in the future. Last week I decided I'd had enough of one particular agency and the fake jobs they so say put me forward for, so I made a formal complaint...
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    Hassle from the Inland Revenue

    I had this with them over PAYE recently, it took 1 phone call to sort out. All I had to do was tell them exactly how much I paid and when and then it was sorted - oh and it turned out that they owed me money which I had the choice of crediting this year or receiving a cheque (I took the credit...
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    Has something changed in the last week?

    Thanks for the advice guys I decided that I wasn't that desperate yet, I may live to regret it but I could have regretted taking it as well. It came down to a postive and negative list and the only thing on the positive was the duration (not good!) As for taking the job and leaving after not a...
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    Has something changed in the last week?

    Rate of pay is rubbish less than half my last gig. Major off put is that they neglected to mention I would have to spend alot of time at another site (non-commutable) but can't be specific on how much could be weeks could months could be a couple of days and for the rate of pay it isn't worth...
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    Has something changed in the last week?

    Predictably I got the job (I just knew with that one) but they want an answer by 3pm because its to start tomorrow. I've tried the stall tactics and said I have a couple of other interviews that I'm interested in having the facts on as well but they aren't budging (according to the pimp) but...
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    Has something changed in the last week?

    Been benched for a couple of months with only a couple of Interviews then Friday I get 4 interviews and today another two. Are jobs like buses? Now I'm in an awkward situation because one of the companies found out I had other interviews and brought me in for an informal chat (the real...
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    Just In The Nick Of Time..Boomed!

    Congrats, fantastic news :banana:
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    What next?

    :rollin::rollin::rollin:
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    What next?

    Will do that in future thanks for the suggestion. Job hunting right now is a nightmare because there seems to be alot more bulltulip about!
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