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Contractor doctor: can clients terminate you before the contract ends?
This agency sent a contractor home a week early and threatened to refuse a reference if the contractor didn't go. The contractor can sue for the full value of the contract, and he can even take action about the reference.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, My husband is currently contracting on a 6 month contract. He was served notice of it� �rmination clause in the contract. Many contractor contracts include the right to terminate at any time with n� �My husband is currently contracting on a 6 month contract. He was served notice of its end, however today h�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 02 Jul 2007

Contractor doctor: how can I deal with an overseas agency who won't pay?
Contractors who work overseas can get help from industry organisations. But legal protection is better.
�a plane without it next time. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �hen they work abroad, they need to see that their contracts have safeguards against non-payment and breach. T� �Vincent Corbett Contractor Doctor says: When you contract overseas with agencies in foreign countries, you�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 22 Aug 2007

Contractor doctor: how do I work for a us-based company from the uk?
If you have your own limited company, then working for a US-based company is no different from working for one over here.
�which you might find useful. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 10 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: can I contract direct if the agent is uncooperative?
If an agent who has contracted with you in the past refuses to handle your contract renewal, go straight to the client.
�ght to prevent you from working. If the agent you contracted with originally refuses to handle the contract, t� �responsible for your losses. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ay and won't be back until after my end date. The contracts team at the client site say that I wont be able t� �m having a dispute with my agency. I am due for a contract renewal with the client and everything has been a�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 13 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: how can I chase a large debt - over £50k?
An agency has failed to pay a contractor for three months and owes them £50K. It's not a small claim, under £5k. We explain the process for collecting the money.
�ge. Still Working For the Agency If you are still contracting with the agency, the current client may be the on� �rom a legal point of you, you are terminating the contract on the basis of a breach of contract, and this me�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 18 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: are restrictive contract clauses enforceable?
Are clauses restricting working directly with the client enforceable in a court of law?
�l just give you the go-ahead. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �Dear Contractor Doctor, Having secured a contract, the agency I am dealing with has inserted a clau�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 31 Jan 2007

Contractor doctor: can I sue for a a last-minute contract cancellation?
If the client cancels at the last minute, you probably have the right to get some money for the time and effort you've made.
�ng more work in the meantime. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I recently won a contract with a major IT company and received a 'confirmat�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 28 Nov 2007

Contractor doctor: how does contract work compare with permanent work?
Do contractors get stuck with the unattractive work?
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I'm interested in going contracting, but am concerned about the type/quality of work� �n. It is one of the common contracting myths that contract work is the boring tasks left over which permanen�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 11 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: can the agency hold my payments for ransom?
Can the agency hold your payment in an effort to bargain with you? The short answer is: definitely and absolutely not. Also, restrictive covenants can never last for an indefinite period.
�t to enforce them, they will. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor [Ed: We are pleased to report� �contractor. At the end of January he completed a contract and put in a time sheet for his final payment to�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 16 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: should I accept an early contract renewal offer?
A contractor asks advice about renewing a contract 2 months early with no rate rise.
�ood job that they have asked you to renew. Having contracts renewed looks great on the CV and is very comfort� �ctor Doctor, I've been offered an extension to my contract for the same rate for another year, but it is 2 m�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 21 Dec 2007