Offered Fixed Term: Need Advice

[malvolio]

You're looking at this the wrong way.

The choice for them is quite simple: either ignore their own utterly pointles (and no doubt Human Remains inspired) drivel about one year terminations and extend the contract like 99% of the rest of the country does, or they offer to take you on a direct, fixed price contract via YourCo with an agreed stage payment scehdule, or they don't get the benefit of your services at all.

They clearly want to keep you. Lean on them.

[doodab]

Well you have three choices

a) bend over and grit your teeth
b) take a holiday
c) persuade them to play nice

You could try to combine b and c by taking a couple of weeks holiday and starting a new contract with them when you return.

[rootsnall]

They clearly want to keep you. Lean on them.

WHS.

Offer a small rate reduction on your current rate. They feel they've won and you are miles better off than that fixed price tulip.