Contract terminated with immediate efect - no written notice? What are my rights?

[Denny]

My guess is that the contract with you was never back to back with the
EB to client contract.

The client probably agreed in their contract with the EB that no notice was required, but the EB's contract with you stated that they had agreed a 1 week notice period. No EB is going to pocket a week's money with no client remittance to cover it.

This happens a lot more than people think. Unfortunately, it's not illegal for contracts not to be back to back as each contract is based on its own individual merits in law. However the EB has to be prepared to take the risk that they may have to shell out but most are unlikely to try and force their client's hand by getting them to agree to a 1 week notice period if they don't normally grant it to their other supplier EBs. If the EB is well in with the line manager they probably cooked up an excuse to get both out of a hole becasue the client is unlikely to want to admit to their contract arrangments with the EB and probably doesn't want to lose their supplier EB either if they've serviced them well in the past.

Therefore, as per usual, it's the contractor that pays the price.

[SAPBoy]

Agency screw up

This is almost certainly a screw up/miscomunication by the agency. Phone the client manager and check he/she still needs you and then ask him/her to confirm with the senior IBM proj mgr that you are still going to be resourced.

The only other example I can think of is that IBM have sourced it internally and aren't telling you!

HTH

[Underscore2]

Stay in contact with

the manager. In the end he will decide if/when you re-start. It sounds like and agency/client screw up. If he wants you back he'll get you back. Give the manager another call later today.

[sijjery]

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[Captain Jack]

Remember, your contract is with the agency so it is they that do the terminating, not the client. If your contract says as you say it does, that written confirmation of termination must be provided, then insist on that by noon tomorrow. On receipt, issue them with an invoice for the week you did plus one week's notice as per your contract.

[sijjery]

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