Work has asked me to relocate....

[RoastedSlopes]

No you don't have rights, you have contract terms and conditions.

If a client asks you to work at a different location then it's a matter for negotiation which hinges around how useful or vital you are to the project.

The options can range from "Work there or we terminate immediately" through various positive inducements (rate, wfh, travel expenses) to "please visit there occasionally and we'll pay your travel".

It's all down to how you negotiate, but you explicitly have no employment type rights.

He may not be part of a project?

The company has engaged your company services (unless you are an umbrella resource?) so you can decide whether you can still provide those services from that location. If you cant them the contract of services may well terminate

[northernladuk]

A load of articles on this question can be found her..

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=co...spv=1&ie=UTF-8

[northernladuk]

I'd argue the contractor does have some rights. They have the right to negotiate and the right to chose what to do about it. This would be...

Accept it
Increase rate or flexibility that suits you
Walk.

Unfortunately your living arrangements are not the clients concern.

[sophia57]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. They have offered to run a bus from current location to new location which is an extra half an hours journey from what I usually travel. I am just annoyed as I have went ahead and secured a flat for 6 months as I have received a 6 month extension but now they want to relocate offices which will make my journey longer.

[Willapp]

Indeed if you are a valued part of the team then it could be an opportunity to negotiate an element of remote-working which could actually save you time and money on the current commute. Whether this is something the client is amenable to is, as has been pointed out already, a matter for discussion. If approached in the right way then I don't see why you couldn't move forward and continue the contract but ultimately it depends how flexible you and the client are prepared to be.

In terms of rights, it's true you have nothing other than the terms agreed in your contract, and even if this does stipulate a normal place of business, there's really nothing stopping them from terminating the current contract and simply offering you a new contract with a different location specified.

[cojak]

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice.

I have been asked to relocate from my current office which I am not too happy about, do I have any rights at all as a contractor?

Thanks

No you don't - you're a contractor.

If you don't like it cite the change to your contract as the reason why you're handing in your notice.

[TykeMerc]

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice.

I have been asked to relocate from my current office which I am not too happy about, do I have any rights at all as a contractor?

Thanks

No you don't have rights, you have contract terms and conditions.

If a client asks you to work at a different location then it's a matter for negotiation which hinges around how useful or vital you are to the project.

The options can range from "Work there or we terminate immediately" through various positive inducements (rate, wfh, travel expenses) to "please visit there occasionally and we'll pay your travel".

It's all down to how you negotiate, but you explicitly have no employment type rights.

[ceebeepps]

I imagine this is in a sticky somewhere, but I assume your contract specifies a location? If so time to renegotiate?

[sophia57]

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice.

I have been asked to relocate from my current office which I am not too happy about, do I have any rights at all as a contractor?

Thanks