Reply to: Spring IT

[centurian]

I've had several calls from them, but all they were interested in - was getting 2 references from me

[ContractorNW]

They tried to tell me that the client preferred it that way which I told him was an absolute crock as the role was advertised as contract by other agencies. The client would be paying the same "contract" rate to the agency regardless of how the agent dressed the role up. mad Only difference being the agent pocketing a greater margin. Nowt but twats!

They tried the same with me - as the job advertised a contract rate and a permy rate with them.......

I had to threaten them to get the advertised contract rate by bubbling them to the person form the clientco who offered me the job!

scallies

[ContractorNW]

these scallies take £63 a day off me.....

[Sausage Surprise]

Recently taken a fixed term contract with Spring, where Spring are the employer. Absolutely dreadful. They didn't email me all the contract docs before I started, so when I eventually got the hard copies found there were asymetric notice periods and other bad stuff. I would strongly council anyone against taking an FTC with the agency. There are no safeguards like you'd expect from a proper permanent employer and the money is rubbish. I had to this time, I won't again!

I knew they'd catch someone. They are taking contractor roles and turning them into FTAs to maximise their profits and because some contractors are desperate they are getting away with it.

They tried to tell me that the client preferred it that way which I told him was an absolute crock as the role was advertised as contract by other agencies. The client would be paying the same "contract" rate to the agency regardless of how the agent dressed the role up. mad Only difference being the agent pocketing a greater margin. Nowt but twats!

[Pingu2]

Fixed term contract with spring

Recently taken a fixed term contract with Spring, where Spring are the employer. Absolutely dreadful. They didn't email me all the contract docs before I started, so when I eventually got the hard copies found there were asymetric notice periods and other bad stuff. I would strongly council anyone against taking an FTC with the agency. There are no safeguards like you'd expect from a proper permanent employer and the money is rubbish. I had to this time, I won't again!

[ContractorNW]

I am with Spring now - all the above is true............

I wont take another contract with them.

[NotAllThere]

I remember when they were called Myriad.

[Sausage Surprise]

Yeah, Spring are a dodgy mob. Watch out for any of them facing off for NorthWest contracts...they will sell you out to further their own gain.......not good payers either......they don't chase signoff of timesheets when its their job to do so through their automated system....just a useless mob to avoid.

My experience too - avoid !!! They advertise contract jobs then try to turn them into fixed rate appointments depending on how gullible (desperate) they think the contractor is. Absolute rob dogs!

Yeah, Spring are a dodgy mob. Watch out for any of them facing off for NorthWest contracts...they will sell you out to further their own gain.......not good payers either......they don't chase signoff of timesheets when its their job to do so through their automated system....just a useless mob to avoid.

[Wanderer]

Why would Spring pay travel expenses? The client should pay these. As always, what's in the contract?

WHS.

1. If "client will pay travel expenses" is written in the contract then you put in a claim for the expenses, get it approved by the client and it's paid.
2. Otherwise you claim the costs as business expenses and it comes out of your profits.

Simples.

[BolshieBastard]

Any one heard of spring not paying travel expenses even when clientco asked contractor to go to another site

Why would Spring pay travel expenses? The client should pay these. As always, what's in the contract?

[SuperZ]

Some agencies want to keep things simple(ie, do as little as possible for their wad), so prefer not to pay expenses if they can get away with it.
Not worked with Spring but had a few conversations with them over the years and prefer not to do business through them so would always chose an alternative agency. Cowboys and wideboys comes to mind but in fairness never met them so it's just an impression I got from a few calls received over the years, also got the feeling they had to feel in control of you...... I once told them I wasn't interested in a position as the rate was rubbish but they tried to turn it around into them kind of rejecting me - 'don't think so buddy' I said, 'I just told you the rate is crap and I don't want YOU putting me forward ya numpty'..or something along those lines.

[stek]

They still owe me 200 quid from a one day-er I did in 2000.....

BASTARDS!!

[blacksheep]

No. I'm going through spring at the moment... although I haven't tried claiming expenses through them, a couple of the other contractors here have, and it seemed to work.

[MarillionFan]

Any one heard of spring not paying travel expenses even when clientco asked contractor to go to another site

It depends on whether the client has agreed expenses. It's not the agency who pays them, it's the client and then to you.