Reply to: Breach of contract....

[d000hg]

1. PCG is now called IPSE

INKSPE?

[Elliegirl]

Gosh, you really don't have much luck - it was only in June that you were asking about whether the client / agency can pull the rug when you have accepted and turned down other work.

Anyway, work out what your losses have been. Work out what you think they will pay, and charge that.

And if you have IPSE+ then see if there is anything you can claim on their policy for business interruption for.

Oh I don't know, considering that was my first negative experience in some years of contracting, I think I've been pretty much blessed. Even this has turned out well; we all know 'no work no pay' to be the general rule of thumb.

[Elliegirl]

What does you contract say?

Even if there is genuinely 'no work no pay' it doesn't mean the other party actually understands the contract they have signed, in which case don't look a gift horse in the mouth and take what you can if they are offering to give you some compensation.

It's pretty interesting, actually. It would appear I have to be given a set number of days notice or a penalty clause kicks in. There's some other info which I don't quite understand so I've got someone looking at it for me, but at the very least I should be able to get one week's worth of dosh. To which I would of course say, thanks very much.

[northernladuk]

If you say it three times, does Malvolio appear?

Or this fella if you are unlucky...

[TheFaQQer]

Insurance

If you say it three times, does Malvolio appear?

[Tasslehoff]

Insurance

[SueEllen]

Does anyone want to share any successful attempts at claiming compensation for breach of contract, for example, if a contract has been cancelled once you have signed on the dotted line and started a gig? Am in similar position and have been asked 'what I want'....!!

Claim the amount that is equivalent to your notice period in the contract.

It's a penalty for the other party cancelling the contract with no notice.

[kevpuk]

I always insure that I get assurance of any ensuring re-assurance is sure

[Old Greg]

Gosh, you really don't have much luck - it was only in June that you were asking about whether the client / agency can pull the rug when you have accepted and turned down other work.

Anyway, work out what your losses have been. Work out what you think they will pay, and charge that.

And if you have IPSE+ then see if there is anything you can claim on their policy for business interruption for.

Is that insurance?

[TheFaQQer]

Does anyone want to share any successful attempts at claiming compensation for breach of contract, for example, if a contract has been cancelled once you have signed on the dotted line and started a gig? Am in similar position and have been asked 'what I want'....!!

Gosh, you really don't have much luck - it was only in June that you were asking about whether the client / agency can pull the rug when you have accepted and turned down other work.

Anyway, work out what your losses have been. Work out what you think they will pay, and charge that.

And if you have IPSE+ then see if there is anything you can claim on their policy for business interruption for.

[NotAllThere]

Once, I had a contract cancelled. The agency got a week's fees, and they asked me to invoice them for one week's fees.

But that was a long long time ago.

[northernladuk]

Assurance that there is insurance?

Do they offer insurance againt that assurance?

[stek]

I think assurance is insurance against something that will definitely happen, so I don't think it's assurance they're providing.

Assurance that there is insurance?

[mudskipper]

Just not your insurance.

Why is this so hard to understand? Half the membership proposition is that you have someone to fight your corner and cover reasonable business losses as part of your annual subscription: the members own IPSE, nobody else, and it's there to support them. It provides assurance and a degree of peace of mind, but it's not insurance.

I think assurance is insurance against something that will definitely happen, so I don't think it's assurance they're providing.

[malvolio]

You can claim up to £1000 per year. They use the term "period of insurance" so I call it insurance.

Just not your insurance.

Why is this so hard to understand? Half the membership proposition is that you have someone to fight your corner and cover reasonable business losses as part of your annual subscription: the members own IPSE, nobody else, and it's there to support them. It provides assurance and a degree of peace of mind, but it's not insurance.