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    What is the most effective excuse to immediately terminate a contract?

    I know many on here will berate me for considering a very unethical, non business approach to terminating a contract. However, I have anxiety issues, which recently resurfaced again a week and a half into a new, very stressful contract and which is making concentrating and my ability to do my...
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    Contract extension sent 2 and a half months before my contract ends

    I have never heard of giving this much notice to renew. I'm only 3 and a half months into a 6 month contract and yesterday my agency sent me a contract renewal through asking me to sign it as soon as possible. My contract doesn't end until mid January and although it is 1 month's notice either...
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    12 Month Contract With Immediate Notice of Termination on Both Sides

    Anyone had experience of contracting through PSR (Public Sector Resourcing)? I've received an offer for a 12 month contract and the notice period is zero days on both sides. When I queried this with the consultant he said that yes, unfortunately there is no notice and immediate termination...
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    Client Did Not Adhere to Contracted Notice Period

    Hi everyone Not sure if anyone has any advice? Working on a long term global project - contracted (I am a Ltd Co Director) in the UK. Contract states that 4 weeks notice is required by either party if terminating. Program is being paused for up to 6 months due to covid-19 and I (and the...
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    Contract Terminated Just Before Christmas Furlough

    Hi, My contract got terminated days before the start of furlough (3 weeks), Now client refusing to pay full notice period (4 weeks), and only offering to pay for 1 week. Is this legally correct or can i contest this ? Thanks. :(
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    Permie Trying To Off-load Unwanted Work - Time To Walk

    After being offered a further extension following a decent 3 month stint to work on a different project, this took about a month to really kick off. In the interim whilst there was a lull I agreed to fill in and support on dealing with/fielding new IT requests, completely different to my...
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    2 weeks into contract - can I invoke notice of termination and not work the term?

    I'm two weeks into a 6 month contract which I'm not at all happy with and want to terminate (notice period is 1 month from me). As I want to be fully available for pursuing other contracts, am I legally able to give notice of termination to agency (whom my contract is with) but then not go on...
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    Terminating contract early due to late payment

    Hello. I am a developer. I have DIRECT rolling (no end date) contract with a client. On my contract it is said that after receiving signed timesheet and invoice my payment is due in 15 days. My client told me not to bother with timesheets. I sent an invoice and in one week I received HALF of...
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    14 days notice period for contract termination meaning

    Hi, I'm a contractor and my contract state a 14 days notice period should be given in order to end the service, before the contract end date. My question is how much penalty needs to be paid to settle the early termination? - Is it 10 working days (10 * day rate), which is same as 2 weeks...
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    Immediate Termination from Client without serving Notice

    Hi All This is my first post, and sadly one, which probably no one would want to post. Let me introduce my self, I am an IT contractor using my Ltd company to bill the agency for work carried out at client's site. Today morning, I told my client that I will be on leave for 2 days this week to...

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