Hi All,
Had an interview last Friday, all went well and the client wanted to offer me the role.
The interview etc was set up by the department I'd be working with and they were under the assumption the recruiter they were dealing with (lets call them Agency A) were an accepted/preferred agency used by their company. There are other contractors on site working via Agency A.
Obviously to progress this, the HR team needed to get involved and it seems there is a new HR boss there and as part of the work to set things up, it was discovered Agency A are in breach of a particular set of terms of conditions - it looks like they could supply perm and fixed term people but not contractors (even though they have with other contractors on site via Agency A as mentioned).
So it seems they aren't on the preferred list for supplying contractors, the client HR is being really strict about it and seems to want Agency A to meet a lot of criteria to be included as supplying contractors, but Agency A thinks it should remain status quo, seen as they are supplying some already. Its deadlock basically, no one wants to budge.
While I want to start and the PM/Devs who interviewed me, wants me to start too!
My question is, there are other agencies advertising this role too, can I go and apply for this role via another accepted agency and all would be ok? Usually I'd imagine this would cause issues, but if the recruitment agency I originally applied via is confirmed to NOT be part of the supplier list (to supply contractors) and/or is in breach of T&C's and the client HR stick by this then it shouldn't be an issue right? Agency A would struggle to get a finders fee if I entered via another agency? OR Do you sense its going to be a nightmare and I'm just stuck in legal hell and I need to write off the role?
In terms of Agency A, although they have a photocopy of my passport, I've not personally signed anything or filled in any forms as yet saying I'm working with them as an agency.
Thanks
S
Had an interview last Friday, all went well and the client wanted to offer me the role.
The interview etc was set up by the department I'd be working with and they were under the assumption the recruiter they were dealing with (lets call them Agency A) were an accepted/preferred agency used by their company. There are other contractors on site working via Agency A.
Obviously to progress this, the HR team needed to get involved and it seems there is a new HR boss there and as part of the work to set things up, it was discovered Agency A are in breach of a particular set of terms of conditions - it looks like they could supply perm and fixed term people but not contractors (even though they have with other contractors on site via Agency A as mentioned).
So it seems they aren't on the preferred list for supplying contractors, the client HR is being really strict about it and seems to want Agency A to meet a lot of criteria to be included as supplying contractors, but Agency A thinks it should remain status quo, seen as they are supplying some already. Its deadlock basically, no one wants to budge.
While I want to start and the PM/Devs who interviewed me, wants me to start too!My question is, there are other agencies advertising this role too, can I go and apply for this role via another accepted agency and all would be ok? Usually I'd imagine this would cause issues, but if the recruitment agency I originally applied via is confirmed to NOT be part of the supplier list (to supply contractors) and/or is in breach of T&C's and the client HR stick by this then it shouldn't be an issue right? Agency A would struggle to get a finders fee if I entered via another agency? OR Do you sense its going to be a nightmare and I'm just stuck in legal hell and I need to write off the role?
In terms of Agency A, although they have a photocopy of my passport, I've not personally signed anything or filled in any forms as yet saying I'm working with them as an agency.
Thanks
S
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