Reply to: No notice period?

[ft101]

Just an update as to what happened here....

Everything went well, I simply gave them 2 weeks notice, they wanted me to finish everything I had been assigned to do, which I did.
At the end of the day, the client was happy, I'm happy in my new contract and everyones smiling...

Good to hear it!

[SteveT]

Update

Just an update as to what happened here....

Everything went well, I simply gave them 2 weeks notice, they wanted me to finish everything I had been assigned to do, which I did.
At the end of the day, the client was happy, I'm happy in my new contract and everyones smiling...

[BolshieBastard]

It's not as fat fetches as it sounds. I think there is a european directive (can't cite it uinfortunately) that ensures equitable termination, but I siuspect you have to opt in to get it.

This only applies if you opt in the employment regs. What contractor wants that?

[malvolio]

It's not as fat fetches as it sounds. I think there is a european directive (can't cite it uinfortunately) that ensures equitable termination, but I siuspect you have to opt in to get it.

I suspect you have to be an employee to get it. There's no such limitation on commercial contracts, they can say whatever both sides agree they can say.

[TheBigYinJames]

wow, this is a new one on me, are you basing that on some kind of legal principle or personal experience?

It's not as fat fetches as it sounds. I think there is a european directive (can't cite it uinfortunately) that ensures equitable termination, but I siuspect you have to opt in to get it.

[slackbloke]

if the client has a caluse in the contract so that they can give u notice then by implication u are allowed to give them the same amount of notice

wow, this is a new one on me, are you basing that on some kind of legal principle or personal experience?

[johnyperu]

u may have missed one thing

if the client has a caluse in the contract so that they can give u notice then by implication u are allowed to give them the same amount of notice

[Hex]

Alternatively send a sub if you can. Otherwise, check your contract for MOO. It could be that you could leave the contract to run its course but just don't turn up. Tell them you're not available for work for the last n weeks of the contract.

Obviously this might p**s them off.

[BolshieBastard]

If you've got no notice period, it means exactly what it says on the tin.

That said, you're under no obligation to take an extension with your current client so, if you want to leave early, you need to discuss with them AND the agent.

The client will probably accept your request to leave but the agent could potentially be a different matter. They could sue you for loss of commission on the remaining weeks on your contract although they'd have to be real b'stards to do that.

[SteveT]

The work is more ongoing, i.e. I'm just part of the team working on more than one thing.
basically, there is no single package of work that I'm responsible for...

[DS23]

exactly - get in there and tell them that you would like to finish early (pretty please) and show them all the ways that this can be achieved without the project deliverables going tits up. if this means you cranming a bit - then cram. their budget could probably do with a lift anyway.

[TheBigYinJames]

<highhorse>
So if you hired a builder to do some work on your house but he said he was leaving 3 weeks before the work was completed because he'd got some better paying work. You'd be okay with that?
</highhorse>

If the work is a single entity. If I'd hired the builder to do 'general maintenance' around the place and he had been doing that, but needed to leave early, then that might well be ok if there was nothing left to do.

[Pondlife]

All the options are still open... I've not told anyone and not signed anything for the new contract, its just they want me asap and I want to get out of this one as the new contract is a 25% rise.
I would only be leaving 3 weeks early (on a 6 month contract) but I dont want that 3 weeks to be a deal breaker on the new job.

<highhorse>
So if you hired a builder to do some work on your house but he said he was leaving 3 weeks before the work was completed because he'd got some better paying work. You'd be okay with that?
</highhorse>

[TheBigYinJames]

All the options are still open... I've not told anyone and not signed anything for the new contract, its just they want me asap and I want to get out of this one as the new contract is a 25% rise.
I would only be leaving 3 weeks early (on a 6 month contract) but I dont want that 3 weeks to be a deal breaker on the new job.

In my experience, if you have been a good worker, and there are no showstoppers left on the existing work, clients are unlikely to try to hold you to the grim end against your will - nobody wants someone worknig on a project who doesn't want to be there and who won't earn their keep.

[SteveT]

All the options are still open... I've not told anyone and not signed anything for the new contract, its just they want me asap and I want to get out of this one as the new contract is a 25% rise.
I would only be leaving 3 weeks early (on a 6 month contract) but I dont want that 3 weeks to be a deal breaker on the new job.