Notice Period - Contractor

sharpe106

You already have the end date when you start, notice period is for anything that changes to let you know of anything that is going to change. Otherwise what is the point of a fixed term contract if they still need to give you notice to finish it.

Undervalued

I think you are clutching at straws here. Like most others who have responded, my view was that no notice is needed unless the contract was to be terminated early.

That said, a three month contract that can be terminated by the client (employer) just by giving two weeks notice arguably isn't a three month contract at all! It is a two week contract that may (or may not) be renewed half a dozen times!

Wyndham

You were given more than 14 days notice - you were given notice when the contract started of what the end date would be.
This is standard in contracting, and it's also usual for a late extension - would you have asked for 14 days notice if they wanted to do that?  Not ideal, of course, but the rate for day rate contracting is higher because of things like this.

Potbellypig

As a contractor too, I've never known of a notice period being given if your contract ends at a certain date. If a contract ended on 30th June then it could just end. There would usually be some sort of discussion of course but legally I've not known of any notice period given. 

LittleVoice

Potbellypig said:

As a contractor too, I've never known of a notice period being given if your contract ends at a certain date. If a contract ended on 30th June then it could just end. There would usually be some sort of discussion of course but legally I've not known of any notice period given. 

How long were these contracts?

Wyndham

LittleVoice said:

Potbellypig said:

As a contractor too, I've never known of a notice period being given if your contract ends at a certain date. If a contract ended on 30th June then it could just end. There would usually be some sort of discussion of course but legally I've not known of any notice period given. 

How long were these contracts?

Can't speak for anyone else but I have done day rate contracts.  My shortest was 9 weeks (which was then extended by another 9 at reasonably short notice).  My longest was 6 months, which was again extended by another 6.

In all cases, I assumed it would end on the end date.  It was therefore a nice surprise when it was extended

tripled

If it comes to an end no notice is needed. The notice only applies to terminating the contract early - although in practice even that's not usually enforceable by the contractor should the client choose not to honour it.

Your company (with you as the representative) has been contracted to supply services between two specific dates. That's it, unless there is a mutual agreement to renew/extend, which clearly there isn't in this case.

JohnDorian

Your contract says there is no created or implied mutuality of obligation. Your notice period is effectively nil.

MinuteNoodles

danielsonjones said:

but like any contract, is the agency or the end company not supposed to tell you 'within ample time', if you will be extended or not...? I only found out 5 days ago that they will not be extending me, but nevertheless, that is 5 days not 14 days....

No they're not required to because you're not an employee so you have no rights as an employee. And they did give you ample notice of when it was ending, you were told the 30th of June when you signed the contract and started the work.