1 weeks notice.

lovefreebies09

getmore4less wrote: »

If you mean zero hours contract then you can just stop working subject to any conditions on work you have allready aggreed to do.

Zero hours works both ways.

They can offer you nothing
You can reject any offer of work.

Your contract is with the agency.

hiya yes it is but the boss at the centre is kicking off,
and the agency has said the cant release me for the training as i would be breaching my contract, to me its just a form of control grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
xx

lovefreebies09

pelirocco wrote: »

Is your contract with the agency or where you are working?I would have assumed the agency have the contract to supply the company with staff ( if one exists , Ive never come across anything like this when we have employed agency staff )

hiya
yes my contract is with the agency but they said im subcontracted to the place where im working for them,
the agency supply the centre with staff, and they havent got anyone to cover my shift hence why im not allowed to go for my training.
im so effin sick grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
xxxxx

Savvy_Sue

[STRIKE]2[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]3[/STRIKE] 4 questions:

1. Is the training repeated at some point in the not too distant future? ie if you miss this one, is there another you could book onto soon.
2. Are you going to want to keep working for this agency after your new job starts? If yes, it matters more that you don't upset them than if you don't, obviously.
3. How soon does your new job start? ie how much would it matter if you didn't get many shifts between now and then.
4. Why is this your problem not the agency's problem? (Ask the agency that!)
   
   Unless you've signed a contract with the employer you're currently with, I'd have thought that employer will only be able to sue the AGENCY not you personally.
   
   Mind you this is my common sense approach, rather than an employment lawyer approach. More knowledgeable people may disagree. And only YOU know what paperwork you've been given / signed, and what agreement has been made between the employer and the agency.
   
   But when I used an agency for temps, if someone let me down at short notice it wasn't THEM I ranted at, it was the AGENCY!

trixietoes

I am nearly sure that you are only required to give 1 days notice to leave your job with a temp agency.

If you have been with the company for more than 6 months it is the company only who need to be careful how they treat you. This is because you have been there for more than a 'temporary person' would be needed and are more like a perm employee so start having the same legal rights. I know this as where worked as a manager this is how we had to handle temps incase we got into trouble re employment law and mistreatment of staff etc. The temp on the other hand could still up sticks an leave with 1 days notice - if we wanted commitment from them then we had to put our money where our mouth was and offer them a company contract. Simple as that.

The company I worked for were very hot in ensuring treatment of staff was by the book legal so I don't doubt their process was wrong in anyway - however I don't have any legal training so don't quote me :-)

If in doubt ring the CAB... they will put you on the right path.

Good luck. Personnally I would go with your dream job.
xx

lovefreebies09

Hiya and thanks for your reply, ive been there nearly a year with the agency and the place im working at now,
i like the idea of 1 days notice.
the agency has a contract with the centre as the agency finds temp staff for the centre, TBH its a dire place to work and dont like it much,
i need to sort something for monday tho, as the agency has said i can be sued for loss of earnings if i didnt turn up for work monday,
!!!!!! like.
my head is all over the place, if i went for the training, im not sure how soon id be working wether it be weeks or days,
xxxx

trixietoes wrote: »

I am nearly sure that you are only required to give 1 days notice to leave your job with a temp agency.

If you have been with the company for more than 6 months it is the company only who need to be careful how they treat you. This is because you have been there for more than a 'temporary person' would be needed and are more like a perm employee so start having the same legal rights. I know this as where worked as a manager this is how we had to handle temps incase we got into trouble re employment law and mistreatment of staff etc. The temp on the other hand could still up sticks an leave with 1 days notice - if we wanted commitment from them then we had to put our money where our mouth was and offer them a company contract. Simple as that.

The company I worked for were very hot in ensuring treatment of staff was by the book legal so I don't doubt their process was wrong in anyway - however I don't have any legal training so don't quote me :-)

If in doubt ring the CAB... they will put you on the right path.

Good luck. Personnally I would go with your dream job.
xx

lovefreebies09

hiya,
yes the training is repeated but i dint want to be in the place im in for another 6 months, working with those !!!!!es all the time,
i was thinking of staying with the agency but if i was offered 40 hours a week with this new job then no i wouldnt.
im not sure when the new job starts after the training, and the agency said they cant garrnetee me shifts between now and then,

not sure why i think its my problem, ive been honest and open with them
no i didnt sign a contract with the place im working with .

i dont know hun am judt ticked off at all of this as it dont seem right .xx

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

[STRIKE]2[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]3[/STRIKE] 4 questions:

1. Is the training repeated at some point in the not too distant future? ie if you miss this one, is there another you could book onto soon.
2. Are you going to want to keep working for this agency after your new job starts? If yes, it matters more that you don't upset them than if you don't, obviously.
3. How soon does your new job start? ie how much would it matter if you didn't get many shifts between now and then.
4. Why is this your problem not the agency's problem? (Ask the agency that!)
   
   Unless you've signed a contract with the employer you're currently with, I'd have thought that employer will only be able to sue the AGENCY not you personally.
   
   Mind you this is my common sense approach, rather than an employment lawyer approach. More knowledgeable people may disagree. And only YOU know what paperwork you've been given / signed, and what agreement has been made between the employer and the agency.
   
   But when I used an agency for temps, if someone let me down at short notice it wasn't THEM I ranted at, it was the AGENCY!

anamenottaken

If it is the agency which pays you, they would have to pay you on your normal pay day. Even if the place where you work didn't pay the agency, the agency still needs to pay you - as long as you can show that you did work there for the hours claimed (and you don't have to have a signed timesheet).

bigheadxx

As an agency worker you are NOT legally an employee but are classed as a "worker". You will also not have an employment contract with the agency but a contract for service.

In this case it is most likely that the business is putting pressure on the agency because they dont want to lose you and there is no possibility of them bringing a case against you.

liney

Your T&C's/Contract or services are with the agency. The agency has the contract with the Client company not you.

You need to look at your T&C's/Contract for services and see what it says about declining an assignment: Because you are on a Zero hours contract, the hours for next week are being offered to you and you wish to decline them, in simple terms.

doobiesis_2

Temp workers normally have a notice period of 1 week, and you are sub-contracted out by your agency, which is another contract you must adhere too.

I think it's normal for anyone to expect at least 1 weeks notice for a job. And maybe your current boss is probably over reacting with regards to her threats, but I would expect them to be a little naffed off tbh.