Hey Guys,
First time posting but long time reading.
TL;DR I signed a contract to start on a particular date with an agency. The company i will be working for said it would take 2 weeks to do background checks. The contract has started but I have no way of starting work. I am in limbo. Also i have to give a months notice to get out of the contract.
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Situation: I go a new contract through an agency with a big company. I had an interview with the company and they said they would like me to start work. They said though that it would take 2 weeks to do a security check on me. I said that was fine. I thought it 2 weeks from the day i signed the contract with the agency. The start date was 2 weeks from my interview day which was the 31st of May. Signed the contract to start on the 31st of May and sent it back to the agency. Did not hear back from any one until 1.5 weeks later. I got an email from the security check company to give them all this information. I was thinking this is quiet late. This was a Thursday I was starting on the Tuesday. Filled in everything and sent it back the security. I called the agency and they did not know what was happening. They could not say when I would start but would check over the weekend.
On Tuesday when I was supposed to start no one was answering their phones. I went the company address and stayed around the area in case they said I would start that day. By chance I met the manager that interviewed me and he said I was not starting today. He said he only received my contact details on Thursday which is when he sent it out to the security firm to do a checkup.
That means the agency had my details for 1.5 weeks without sending them to the company. Now the contract has started I have no work for 2 weeks. I am really annoyed. The agency said it is with the company now and they can not speed up the process. I am out of pocket because of these people.
I started a contract with no work. Signed a contract that had a date that was not valid. Also the terms in the contract said I had to give one months notice to get out of it. I am in Limbo.
Has this ever happened to some one before where they signed a contract to start on a date but did not start working until after that date? I feel like cancelling the contract just to get back at the agency. I can get work other places.
thanks for any help.
First time posting but long time reading.
TL;DR I signed a contract to start on a particular date with an agency. The company i will be working for said it would take 2 weeks to do background checks. The contract has started but I have no way of starting work. I am in limbo. Also i have to give a months notice to get out of the contract.
Proper story:
Situation: I go a new contract through an agency with a big company. I had an interview with the company and they said they would like me to start work. They said though that it would take 2 weeks to do a security check on me. I said that was fine. I thought it 2 weeks from the day i signed the contract with the agency. The start date was 2 weeks from my interview day which was the 31st of May. Signed the contract to start on the 31st of May and sent it back to the agency. Did not hear back from any one until 1.5 weeks later. I got an email from the security check company to give them all this information. I was thinking this is quiet late. This was a Thursday I was starting on the Tuesday. Filled in everything and sent it back the security. I called the agency and they did not know what was happening. They could not say when I would start but would check over the weekend.
On Tuesday when I was supposed to start no one was answering their phones. I went the company address and stayed around the area in case they said I would start that day. By chance I met the manager that interviewed me and he said I was not starting today. He said he only received my contact details on Thursday which is when he sent it out to the security firm to do a checkup.
That means the agency had my details for 1.5 weeks without sending them to the company. Now the contract has started I have no work for 2 weeks. I am really annoyed. The agency said it is with the company now and they can not speed up the process. I am out of pocket because of these people.
I started a contract with no work. Signed a contract that had a date that was not valid. Also the terms in the contract said I had to give one months notice to get out of it. I am in Limbo.
Has this ever happened to some one before where they signed a contract to start on a date but did not start working until after that date? I feel like cancelling the contract just to get back at the agency. I can get work other places.
thanks for any help.
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