Termination Of A Contractor
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i always thought if you are provided notice.... you have to work up to that notice period....? they just told me to go the same day @ 4:45pm; so that left me a bit discombobulated
In a situation like this it's pretty common for the person to be required to leave immediately and be paid for the contractual or statutory notice period. They could make you go on 'gardening leave' where you can't go into work but you're still paid your salary until the end of the notice period (and in theory you should not get another job in that time) but that tends to be used more often for longer notice periods such as 3 months or more.0 -
In a situation like this it's pretty common for the person to be required to leave immediately and be paid for the contractual or statutory notice period. They could make you go on 'gardening leave' where you can't go into work but you're still paid your salary until the end of the notice period (and in theory you should not get another job in that time) but that tends to be used more often for longer notice periods such as 3 months or more.
Hes not a PAYE employee though, hes a contractor, billing at a day rate.0 -
and this is exactly what im trying to find out and know (awaiting my agencies response) - if im on a weeks notice or one month
i always thought if you are provided notice.... you have to work up to that notice period....? they just told me to go the same day @ 4:45pm; so that left me a bit discombobulated
It depends on the employer and the situation. Friends who contract in the finance sector say that it is very common to be asked to leave immediately (even escorted out of the building by security) and then have their notice period paid up. Of course if you are being terminated for gross misconduct then you shouldn't expect any notice to be paid.0 -
Hes not a PAYE employee though, hes a contractor, billing at a day rate.
Agreed that he's a contractor, although billing a day rate directly to the client does seem less likely than working through an agency, but that doesn't mean that the scenarios I outlined would be significantly different - although immediate termination and a short notice period are much more likely for a contractor.0 -
If you are a contractor, then you don't have employment rights.0
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If you are a contractor, then you don't have employment rights.
Given how often this OP seems to be dismissed, they'd never accrue any anyway!
I suspect that instead of addressing whatever it is that led to them keep getting dismissed in the past, the OP thought that agency working would be easier and the bar wouldn't be as high. In fact, the opposite is often true - replacing an agency worker means nothing more than a phone call.0 -
Given how often this OP seems to be dismissed, they'd never accrue any anyway!
I suspect that instead of addressing whatever it is that led to them keep getting dismissed in the past, the OP thought that agency working would be easier and the bar wouldn't be as high. In fact, the opposite is often true - replacing an agency worker means nothing more than a phone call.
seems to be a little venom with a tone in your recent posts in this thread... exactly what have i done to you??
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yes, im contracting
i send my timesheets + invoice to the agency
the agency invoices the company
the company pays the agency
the agency pays me
im on LTD0 -
No venom at all. Simply observation that this is, what, the fifth job that you have been dismissed from? It isn't uncommon for people with a poor employment history, for whatever reason, to try agency working to make their CV look better. But if working through an agency is simply going to repeat history, then the agency will stop offering you work. When employers terminate your contract more often than not, then notice pay is the least of your worries. Continually getting dismissed is a bigger concern.0
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If you are a contractor, then you don't have employment rights.Given how often this OP seems to be dismissed, they'd never accrue any anyway!
I suspect that instead of addressing whatever it is that led to them keep getting dismissed in the past, the OP thought that agency working would be easier and the bar wouldn't be as high. In fact, the opposite is often true - replacing an agency worker means nothing more than a phone call.
Sangie - please dont confuse agency workers with contractors.
Very different scenarios.0
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