Reply to: Potential contract breach by client

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

Walk away and next time have a "quiet word" with the other chap, not the CEO.

Usually solves things on a permanent basis.

qh

[tarbera]

Potential contract breach by client

Put 1 fish in a locker and 1 fish close by in a box, reason being if they find the 1st fish they will assume problem solved


If it makes you feel better

[quackhandle]

Walk away and next time have a "quiet word" with the other chap, not the CEO.

Usually solves things.

qh

[Bee]

I'm 6 weeks into a 1 year contract with a new client. From day 1 another contractor working on the same programme has systematically blocked me from meetings and information that is material to the performance of my work. I've raised this with the CEO who immediately unblocked one issue but then 24 hours later decided he wanted to terminate my contract - not for non-performance nor attitude - but under normal 28-day notice rules.
There's a clause in my contract about what the client's responsibilities are and they clearly haven't delivered on those. Anyone know a good solicitor? Not had this situation before in 30 years of working as a contractor!

Forget this "accident" and concentrate your effort on finding another contract.
If you think that this gig is too short you don't need to put this on your CV.

[vwdan]

Somewhere out there there is a contractor who was working as senior to me on a project who lasted less than a month after I turned up and A) Did a bunch of "impossible" things and B) Did more in weeks than he'd managed in months

I often wonder how he describes it....

[Swamp Thing]

Your contract has been terminated for convenience (not for cause), with 28 days' notice.
As it's for convenience, clientco doesn't have to give you any reason.
Just notch it up to bad politics and use the notice period to get your next gig. It's not personal, it's business.

[Andy Hallett]

Please don't the OP may take you seriously.

Amazingly some do.

[SandyD]

Most contractors here have gone through a pre-maturely terminated contracts, for a variety of reasons ... take it from all of us, move on, it is hard when it happens, but moving on is the best thing you can do, in a couple of months you wont even remember their names, it does sound that if you stayed in that contract, you'd never be happy, now you know what kind of people they are, so best to move on... everything is a matter of attitude and mental shifting, think of this as a win, have a big smile on your face while you are working your notice and don't let them get to you.

[SueEllen]

You should definitely take your claim to an employment tribunal*


*that was sarcasm.

Please don't the OP may take you seriously.

[Andy Hallett]

You should definitely take your claim to an employment tribunal*


*that was sarcasm.

[tarbera]

CEO is thinking, Jesus I can't be doing with hassle from the hired help, he is not a permie and took 30mins of my life being a tell tale whinge bag. I will nod today and sack him tomorrow

Problem solved

[psychocandy]

Yeh something going on. You moaned to CEO. Maybe other guy has been there a long time? CEO couldnt be bothered with sorting out any conflict?
Who knows?

Breach of contract? Never in a million years... What exactly have they breached? They dont have to give a reason and they did give you notice too....

[WTFH]

Were you direct with the client or through an agent?

[PerfectStorm]

You've got 10 weeks out of it and notice - that's a win in my book

[northernladuk]

There are a couple of other clauses in your contract.

Some will cover immediate termination if you don't perform which they are pulling here. I'm not surprised you've been canned reading that so they could have a good argument you've not acted properly. You are a supplier, if you rock the boat you go. Not unheard of at all.

There will also be clause about not getting paid if you don't have a signed timesheet. They can ask you not to work for the remainder of your notice period, or even contract. You don't get another penny so effectively it's instant dismissal as per the contract.

It was a crap gig that went south. Move on.