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Quitting a contracting position without two weeks notice, right or wro 7

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iblearnen

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Jul 17, 2005
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I have a friend and fellow IT contractor that had a job change dilemma. He has been a private contractor for small company for some time, 1.5 years. The company was going to hire him originally as a fulltime employee but backed out and instead went the contractor route. My friend has now been offered a fulltime position (they found him) with an awesome company. The problem is they want him to start in just a few days. Is it ethical / ok to not give the standard 2 weeks notice? My friend has a very small window of time if he wants this job.
Thanks in advance
 
Hm, I'm not sure bad references are actually illegal in the UK (provided they are factually accurate). I've certainly seen bad references in UK job interviews, way beyond the "damning with faint praise" stage.

It's not nice behaviour, though, and it says as much about the referee as the candidate.
 
iblearnen said:
...instead went the contractor route.
Simply, the question is, what is his contract? If it has a notice clause, he is obliged to comply. If not, he has no problem.


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"It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong." Richard Feynman
 
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