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To wrap this up in case someone stumbles across this in future, being honest and upfront with the client made this so much easier. They understood, as they hadn't got me involved with anything I wasn't leaving them in the lurch. They asked me just to finish there and then as an additional 7 days...
A friend of mine had the same situation. A contract has to be signed by both parties to be enforceable. My friend wasn't covered by his liability insurance without a completed contract, just something to bear in mind.
Cheers for the responses guys. As for signing a contract with no notice period on my side, yes agreed is daft but then when you need the cash it's hard to know how far to push your luck in negotiations - sods law a much better offer came along a days later.
I agree 100% the best approach is be...
When I sign a contract for services (Sky, whatever, etc.) I have a 14 day cooling off period where I can cancel without consequence - does this same cooling off period apply to my IT contract?
Basically I've been on my new gig for 3 days and it's horrible, just a terrible environment plus I've...