Reply to: Please Help

[SueEllen]

Could be dangerous, the client has no interest in your rate as that is between you and the agency.

Not always true - some are interested in the percentage while others are not.

In fact some clients have blatantly shown me the rate they are paying on a sheet of paper.

[Ignis Fatuus]

Any of the S3 group

[TheFaQQer]

BTW, what is a top recruitment agency?

Any of the S3 group

[tractor]

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One of the top recruitment agencies in London offered me a contract role which was to run for 11 weeks
I accepted the role and started.
I have a signed contract with the agency confirming that the contract is to run for 11 weeks

After the 3rd week my line manager approached me and informed me that my contract will be ending in 1 weeks’ time i.e. after 4 weeks

I was surprised and informed the manager that the contract is supposed to run for 11 weeks and not 4 weeks.

However my manager claimed that he had only requested my services for 4 weeks.

When I spoke with the agency they claimed there has been some mis-understanding between themselves and the client and that the contract was for 4 weeks

The agency is refusing to take responsibility for their errors and is refusing to pay me for the remaining period of the contract or provide any form of compensation
I operate under a limited company is there anything I can do

Thank you for any advice on this subject

Yep, read the contract before you sign it, don't be surprised when client/agency acts within the contract and discuss the actual requirement with the client at interview.

BTW, what is a top recruitment agency?

[SimonMac]

It's always worth dropping the contract rate and duration into the conversation at the interview stage to avoid these "accidental misunderstandings" that agencies seem to have from time to time....

Could be dangerous, the client has no interest in your rate as that is between you and the agency.

[strawberrysmoothie]

It's always worth dropping the contract rate and duration into the conversation at the interview stage to avoid these "accidental misunderstandings" that agencies seem to have from time to time....

I second that. I had a similar incident about 5 years ago. On my 1st day I found my 6 month contract was for 6 weeks, I signed the schedule but not the actual contract so I able to haul my butt out of there pretty sharpish (plus the contract was crap anyway)

[Wanderer]

It's always worth dropping the contract rate and duration into the conversation at the interview stage to avoid these "accidental misunderstandings" that agencies seem to have from time to time....

[kingcook]

There are two sides to every story

3 actually... yours, theirs, and the truth

[SeekingIT]

Keep Chin Up

Part & Parcel of our trade, unfortunately...

[SussexSeagull]

Assuming it is a week's notice in your contract then definately legally sound (in fact if it is a longer notice period on your contract than that than it still might be but let's not get into that here).

Similar things have happened to me in the past and it is annoying, however.

[curtis]

If there was a contract of 4 weeks, ending just before Christmas, I wouldn't take it unless, I had nothing else on my hand. The agency knew this well

This I think is exactly what they have done and I'm glad in a way this has come up as this is crafty and made me much more aware now to check with the client at the interview at certain quiet times of the year like now.

It does make me mad when they think and do get away with this kind of thing, like someone said if this was the other way round.......

[rd409]

If there was a contract of 4 weeks, ending just before Christmas, I wouldn't take it unless, I had nothing else on my hand. The agency knew this well, and probably lured into this one promising to cover the quiet period of the year, and you bit it.
Put this as an experience, and start planning your holidays. Keep an eye on the market for new roles, you never know, something might just come up.
HTH.
Dave.

[northernladuk]

Why not name and shame?

Because nearly everyone else that has tried to 'name and shame' as long as I can remember have managed to end up making a fool of themselves when the actual events are outed.

There are two sides to every story and we only every here one.

[BrilloPad]

Why not name and shame?

[psychocandy]

One of the top recruitment agencies in London offered me a contract role which was to run for 11 weeks
I accepted the role and started.
I have a signed contract with the agency confirming that the contract is to run for 11 weeks

After the 3rd week my line manager approached me and informed me that my contract will be ending in 1 weeks’ time i.e. after 4 weeks

I was surprised and informed the manager that the contract is supposed to run for 11 weeks and not 4 weeks.

However my manager claimed that he had only requested my services for 4 weeks.

When I spoke with the agency they claimed there has been some mis-understanding between themselves and the client and that the contract was for 4 weeks

The agency is refusing to take responsibility for their errors and is refusing to pay me for the remaining period of the contract or provide any form of compensation
I operate under a limited company is there anything I can do

Thank you for any advice on this subject

Bit naughty of the agency. Actually, you didnt mention what the contract says about notice period - assume it does say 1 week?

This is bang out of order mind. Imagine how much grief the agent would give you if you signed a three month contract with no intention of ever doing more than 4 weeks. They'd go nuts if you gave notice after 3 weeks....