[GLLUG] Caution with recruitment agencies

[Marco van Beek]

The whole IR35 shell company is a bit of a minefield. I guess from what 
you are saying, technically you become an employee of TEK systems, and 
therefore have some degree of employee protection, at a minimum wages 
form the official start date until the end of whatever notice period 
would have been in the contract, so maybe three to four weeks worth of 
money.

Sounds like you need an employment lawyer if you want to get any further 
as TEK will no doubt deny all responsibility.

But as the previous poster inferred, did you actually sign a contract? 
If not, then you are down to inferred terms of employment, which might 
actually count in your favour.

Cheers,

Marco

On 08/06/2023 21:17, James Tobin via GLLUG wrote:
> On what date did you sign a contract that stated you would start on 15 May 2023?
>
> On Thu, 8 Jun 2023 at 21:00, Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
> <gllug at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Even after 20-odd years as a contractor, you can still be surprised by
>> recruitment agencies.  A contract recently blew up on me in a new and
>> exciting way, here's the story:
>>
>> https://blog.hinterlands.org/2023/06/when-contract-hunting-goes-wrong-teksystems-allegis-group/
>>
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