Reply to: Early termination

[Tentelow Man]

I'm so with you there. It's a no brainer surely. But then, as everything is with agents, it would be open to abuse by the unscrupulous ones all of them.

They are trying. I've just slapped them with an LBA for nonpayment of the invoice for the 3 weeks up to the last couple of days. And that is AFTER emailing to confirm they WOULD pay it...

[BR14]

Still foraging for PC's pizza crusts. A sad tale.

so sorry to hear that, where can i send the red cross parcel??

[Old Greg]

I'm so with you there. It's a no brainer surely. But then, as everything is with agents, it would be open to abuse by the unscrupulous ones all of them.

Agents have no brain.

HTH

[Old Greg]

i don't live on pizza slices, unlike you acne riddled developers.

Still foraging for PC's pizza crusts. A sad tale.

[northernladuk]

Why agents never turn round and say there isn't any work to do for the duration of the 'notice period' is beyond me.

Oddly I would be more annoyed about the Friday. You turned up in good faith so would charge either a half or full day.

I'm so with you there. It's a no brainer surely. But then, as everything is with agents, it would be open to abuse by the unscrupulous ones all of them.

[SussexSeagull]

Why agents never turn round and say there isn't any work to do for the duration of the 'notice period' is beyond me.

Oddly I would be more annoyed about the Friday. You turned up in good faith so would charge either a half or full day.

[BR14]

That'd feed you for a month!

i don't live on pizza slices, unlike you acne riddled developers.

[FIERCE TANK BATTLE]

a £25 wetherspoons voucher.

That'd feed you for a month!

[Old Greg]

a £25 wetherspoons voucher hardship loan.

FTFY

[BR14]

Money for fags and cheap booze.

a £25 wetherspoons voucher.

[northernladuk]

A referral letter for the Food Bank?

Money for fags and cheap booze.

[Old Greg]

Hmm, so agency had no need to give notice?

That Friday though - I'd be pushing for something at least....

A referral letter for the Food Bank?

[psychocandy]

Hmm, so agency had no need to give notice?

That Friday though - I'd be pushing for something at least....

[northernladuk]

Just forget about it and move on, will be the jist of the advice after 20 or more posts on here - I’m just saving everyone some time

This. Saves me linking a load of early termination threads, including the two this week alone, as well.

You could fight to have your contract reinstated but there is a clause in there that says you only get paid upon receipt of a timesheet. You only get this if you've done some work for the client. They don't have any for you to do so you'll just end your notice period with no work done. Same situation you are in.

It happens, move on.

EDIT : To be fair I'd be putting an invoice in for 1/2 a day for the Friday morning though. If your agent doesn't do half days then I'd stick in the full day. I'd be putting this to them as a halfway house for the mess and hope they see this as a decent compromise. After a few mails back and forwards, if they refused i'd probably swallow it without much of a fight though.

I'd then contact IPSE and claim my on my business interruption insurance which should cover it.

[jmo21]

Notice is essentially irrelevant for contractors.

They don't have to provide you with work, and you won't have a timesheet for days not worked, you are not a permie any more.