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Breaking a contract

  • 22-04-2012 5:16pm
    #1
    kilburn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,912 ✭✭✭


    Can I get some of you guys to dish out your wisdom?

    Currently working on a 3 month contract, have one month completed and it is a 200 mile daily commute. Was offered a job locally and have accepted, currently working for a recruitment agency, in my contract it states they can sack me with a weeks notice but i have to give a months notice. If i give a weeks notice what can they do? Was thinking of giving 2 weeks notice but they are going to freak when i give the notice so would rather not suffer the difficult environment for another week.

    Has anyone any experience in this situation?


Comments

  • #2
    2rkehij30qtza5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭2rkehij30qtza5


    Legally speaking if there is a contract in place and you are breaching the contract the other party, in this case your current employer, can seek redress in terms of damages (money) or can get a court order to force you to carry out the term of notice (in this case a month of work).


  • #3
    kilburn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,912 ✭✭✭kilburn


    Irene Greasy Polyester wrote: »
    Legally speaking if there is a contract in place and you are breaching the contract the other party, in this case your current employer, can seek redress in terms of damages (money) or can get a court order to force you to carry out the term of notice (in this case a month of work).

    I cannot imagine them going down that route for a measly 3 month temp contract to be fair


  • #4
    2rkehij30qtza5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭2rkehij30qtza5


    I don't know what they will do-but I am just giving you the legal implications of breaking a contract! (I've a legal background). You asked what could happen if you broke the contract and if the company really wanted to, they could pursue the routes I listed in my first post. Whether they do or not is up to them!


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    I'd give the months notice but tell them you'd sooner leave asap, surely you told the new crowd your notice period was a month?


  • #6
    smcgiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    Get youself sacked ;-)

    They've offered you the job will they still look for a reference?

    It is bad form to do what you are doing, but you've your long term career to think about - someone said to me a couple of years back that I should be ruthless, I refused the advice and things worked out for the better.

    What if you have a word with the company and explained things - would they be sympathetic?


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