Anything I can do

[weemster]

Brief story

Started a contract 12 working days ago, everything going great, good feed back, on day 10 the business asked if I would go premy, I said no in a nice way explaining, day 12 they have given me 1 week notice, looks like I've been on trial here, great feedback, then offered job, said no, sacked.....

Left a good contract at the FCO for this and they waited for my notice period too, stitched up like a kipper

Any ideas people

Take the job (on the condition its on your contractor rate). Relax and see what the market does

[ASB]

Ah yes, have to use that after the sickie though since you are not allowed to be sick on your holidays and can claim the holiday back.....

[ChimpMaster]

Probably better to do 30 days to get full sick benefits, then spend 183 days on the sick (working another gig of course) until they fire him for too much sick. Bit of luck might even win the unfair dismissal tribunal too. Triple boomed.

Let's not forget that other permie benefit - holidays

[ASB]

Probably better to do 30 days to get full sick benefits, then spend 183 days on the sick (working another gig of course) until they fire him for too much sick. Bit of luck might even win the unfair dismissal tribunal too. Triple boomed.

[Spacecadet]

No, agree to take the permie role, then on your first day throw a sickie. And keep that sickie going as long as you can.

Nomadd

And whilst on that first day of sickie make sure you're starting a first day on another contract

[Number9]

So:
You exercise your notice period and terminate the FCO contract early - no problem.
Your new client exercises their notice period and terminates the contract early - stitched up!!

aww, diddums

Yes aww,diddums..........but I acted in the correct way as a business, this was a stunt to get me to go premy - so thats a stitch up.

Aww,, diddums web warrior !

[rhubarb]

No, agree to take the permie role, then on your first day throw a sickie. And keep that sickie going as long as you can.

Nomadd

Oh yes! I like that one better - do that!

[nomadd]

Agree to take the permie role, then on your first day, resign.

No, agree to take the permie role, then on your first day throw a sickie. And keep that sickie going as long as you can.

Nomadd

[rhubarb]

Agree to take the permie role, then on your first day, resign.

[Clippy]

Bummer, sorry to hear that.

If it was me, I would ask the client why they are terminating you bearing in mind the good feedback they have given.

Obviously, you need to do this in a nice way and play dumb in that not tying the conversation into their recent request for you to go permie.

You'll also, potentially, be able to find out if they have recruited a permie to replace you.

If not, then surely they need you on board until they find one.

BTW, what type of work is it?

[thunderlizard]

Left a good contract at the FCO for this and they waited for my notice period too, stitched up like a kipper

So:
You exercise your notice period and terminate the FCO contract early - no problem.
Your new client exercises their notice period and terminates the contract early - stitched up!!

aww, diddums

[blacjac]

Canute-nuggets.

If you got it via a pimp I'd kick up merry hell.

WHS

If the pimp wasn't in on it they would have spent time and effort recruiting for a gig that didn't really exist and will be losing out on comission for no good reason.

[Menelaus]

Canute-nuggets.

If you got it via a pimp I'd kick up merry hell.

[Zippy]

I don't think there is anything you can do apart from leave. Barstewards.

Could you go back to the FCO?

[Number9]

Brief story

Started a contract 12 working days ago, everything going great, good feed back, on day 10 the business asked if I would go premy, I said no in a nice way explaining, day 12 they have given me 1 week notice, looks like I've been on trial here, great feedback, then offered job, said no, sacked.....

Left a good contract at the FCO for this and they waited for my notice period too, stitched up like a kipper

Any ideas people