Contract to go permie after 6 months

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TheFaQQer replied

10 November 2009, 17:23
Approach it rationally - tell the agent (and client) that it's certainly your intention to sign the permie contract after six months, but until you know exactly what the role is going to be like, it wouldn't be right to risk their business by tying in someone at this stage who might not be happy once they become permie.

Turn it round so that you are doing them a favour by not forcing them to commit to hiring you in 6 months.

And then, after 6 months, see if you can spiin it out for another 3 month contract because you're "still not sure"....
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Spacecadet replied

10 November 2009, 16:54
Originally posted by darmstadt View Post

Fixed that for you

Postal as in take so many strike days that you end up with another 6 month contract so you can clear the work backlog you've created?
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darmstadt replied

10 November 2009, 16:51
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

I suppose I could go postal in the final month.

Fixed that for you
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Mich the Tester replied

10 November 2009, 14:17
I suppose I could go delinquent in the final month.
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moorfield replied

10 November 2009, 14:15
I've taken a gig before with this talk, but not with any obligation to go perm written into the contract, and I was renewed after the first 6 months.
Stayed another year after that before clientco realised they had forgotten convert me to perm, at which point I left.
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DimPrawn replied

10 November 2009, 13:48
Sign it, go permie, go on sick leave due to depression.

Get paid for 6 months to sit at home and learn new things, then get laid off and go contracting again.
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Jeebo72 replied

10 November 2009, 13:38
When you go permie resign, then go sick... not difficult is it ...
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Moscow Mule replied

10 November 2009, 13:37
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

This morning I've had two calls from agents offering roles on the condition I sign a contract to go permie after 6 months if the clientco wants me. In other words, start as a freelancer on >10000 euros per month, then go permie at 4500 per month.

Fuq off. Plan B will only earn me 4500 per month if I do well, but it'll be more fun.

Pitch at > 20000 EUR per month, sign agreement as a director of yourco, then resign from yourco when they start asking about permiedom...
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Mich the Tester started a topic Contract to go permie after 6 months

10 November 2009, 13:31
Contract to go permie after 6 months

This morning I've had two calls from agents offering roles on the condition I sign a contract to go permie after 6 months if the clientco wants me. In other words, start as a freelancer on >10000 euros per month, then go permie at 4500 per month.

Fuq off. Plan B will only earn me 4500 per month if I do well, but it'll be more fun.
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