Reply to: Advice needed in dismissal

[LondonManc]

Peter Noone? He was great with Herman's Hermits.

Lola's banned, they won't reply.

[Sausage Surprise]

Oh my, you are still going on? And noone moved this thread yet?

Highjacking other peoples threads is not so nice.

Peter Noone? He was great with Herman's Hermits.

[Snarf]

The long and short of it is you are not and the employee, you're a supplier providing a service.

Suppliers can have a contract with a client stating that the client would like the supplier to provide some amount of service x for y months.
They can terminate the contract with 2 weeks notice, but if service x is not required in those two weeks the supplier doesn't get paid.

If you hired a builder for two weeks then decided after the first weekend that you didn't really want that extra wall taken down after all you wouldn't expect to pay for the second week would you? He'd bill for the first week and go off to the next job... He night have some interesting names for you...

[SimonMac]

You advised them you are terminating the contract, they decided to wave the notice period you are required to give them, whats more complicated than that?

[Lola C]

Oh my, you are still going on? And noone moved this thread yet?

Highjacking other peoples threads is not so nice.

[NickNick]

Sounds a lot like the response given in Arkell vs Pressdram

[MrMarkyMark]

I'd want it in writing.

What, something like:-

Dear OP

#### off and get another contract.

Love and Kisses,

A Director.

[LondonManc]

Must admit the director seems quite sure

I'd want it in writing.

[MrMarkyMark]

Given that the director (presumably the MD?) told him to "**** off" I don't see him caving.

Must admit the director seems quite sure

[LucidDementia]

As I said this scenario has happened to me a couple of times.

On one they gave and let me work the notice.
On the other told at lunch time, told to be offsite by the end of the working day.

Given that the director (presumably the MD?) told him to "**** off" I don't see him caving.

[MrMarkyMark]

If he can get notice pay then that sure matters more than a bean.

Regardless though - your contract is a legal document. Your client cannot simply terminate it on the spur of the moment for no reason. They can issue you notice and say there's no work, or they can march you out if YOU have broken the contract.

If they do things in the wrong way they could be legally liable, just as you could be if you simply didn't come in rather than exercising your MOO clause.

As I said this scenario has happened to me a couple of times.

On one they gave and let me work the notice.
On the other told at lunch time, told to be offsite by the end of the working day.

[LucidDementia]

If he can get notice pay then that sure matters more than a bean.

Regardless though - your contract is a legal document. Your client cannot simply terminate it on the spur of the moment for no reason. They can issue you notice and say there's no work, or they can march you out if YOU have broken the contract.

If they do things in the wrong way they could be legally liable, just as you could be if you simply didn't come in rather than exercising your MOO clause.

If OP gets notice pay I'll give you the same amount.

[LondonManc]

If he can get notice pay then that sure matters more than a bean.

Regardless though - your contract is a legal document. Your client cannot simply terminate it on the spur of the moment for no reason. They can issue you notice and say there's no work, or they can march you out if YOU have broken the contract.

If they do things in the wrong way they could be legally liable, just as you could be if you simply didn't come in rather than exercising your MOO clause.

"We've run out of budget, sorry."
"We've reviewed our strategic direction and your project no longer fits within that scope, effective immediately. Sorry."

[d000hg]

It doesn't matter a bean. He's been tulip-canned and that's the end of it.

Potentially he can hit the agency for notice pay, depends on the terms.

If he can get notice pay then that sure matters more than a bean.

Regardless though - your contract is a legal document. Your client cannot simply terminate it on the spur of the moment for no reason. They can issue you notice and say there's no work, or they can march you out if YOU have broken the contract.

If they do things in the wrong way they could be legally liable, just as you could be if you simply didn't come in rather than exercising your MOO clause.

[BrilloPad]

All the welsh are too short so have small willies.

I will take your word for it.

I could ask ex-mrs-bp-2. But if its bad news I don't want to know.