Morning. I am wondering if someone can give me a little advice. My current contract is due to end 30th November. A few days ago I signed an extension, starting 3rd December but have since found out that there is not much work in the pipeline. My agency have told me that I must give 4 weeks notice to terminate - taking me 2 weeks into the new contract. Is this right? Since the extension has not yet started, do I need to give notice or can I leave at the end of my current contract and "ignore" the extension? Many thanks for any help/advice.
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Originally posted by Cjm681 View PostMorning. I am wondering if someone can give me a little advice. My current contract is due to end 30th November. A few days ago I signed an extension, starting 3rd December but have since found out that there is not much work in the pipeline. My agency have told me that I must give 4 weeks notice to terminate - taking me 2 weeks into the new contract. Is this right? Since the extension has not yet started, do I need to give notice or can I leave at the end of my current contract and "ignore" the extension? Many thanks for any help/advice.
Just don't turn up after your current contract, clients do this all the time to contractors before they start. Just tell them I won't be extending after all. -
Originally posted by Cjm681 View PostMorning. I am wondering if someone can give me a little advice. My current contract is due to end 30th November. A few days ago I signed an extension, starting 3rd December but have since found out that there is not much work in the pipeline. My agency have told me that I must give 4 weeks notice to terminate - taking me 2 weeks into the new contract. Is this right? Since the extension has not yet started, do I need to give notice or can I leave at the end of my current contract and "ignore" the extension? Many thanks for any help/advice.Comment
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Originally posted by Cjm681 View PostMorning. I am wondering if someone can give me a little advice. My current contract is due to end 30th November. A few days ago I signed an extension, starting 3rd December but have since found out that there is not much work in the pipeline. My agency have told me that I must give 4 weeks notice to terminate - taking me 2 weeks into the new contract. Is this right? Since the extension has not yet started, do I need to give notice or can I leave at the end of my current contract and "ignore" the extension? Many thanks for any help/advice.
That said if there isn't much in the pipeline then surely you can negotiate with the client and ask them if leaving in 2 weeks is acceptable to them seems you haven't much to do. Agent will get pissy because he wants his commission for the 4 weeks but ignore him. Do what is best between you and the client.
The client must think there is work coming to sign you up again? Is there another reason you want to leave?
BTW What are you doing that requires a pipeline though? Surely if you are waiting for stuff to turn up then you are allocated work which would be a form of D&C? You should be completing a set task and the contract ends when either the date ends or the piece of work finishes. You shouldn't really be there being given new work as it crops up.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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What are the deliverables specified in the new contract, or are you inside IR35?The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by Cjm681 View PostMorning. I am wondering if someone can give me a little advice. My current contract is due to end 30th November. A few days ago I signed an extension, starting 3rd December but have since found out that there is not much work in the pipeline.Comment
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