What to do in such a situation

Submitted by danoomistmatiste on Thu, 2007-11-08 03:14.
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Don't know if people have been in such a situation. This recruiting agency arranged for an interview with company A which I attended and shortly after (next day) was informed that they were interested in hiring me for a 3 month contract to hire position. The rates were discussed and I also signed the paperwork. Later this recruiting agency informs me that they were not sure of the start date due to some internal organizational changes in the HR dept of Company A (which had been bought over by Company B a few months earlier).

In this fashion they kept dragging their feet. They would not call me and I was the one calling or emailing them for further information. Finally after abt. 3 weeks I gave up and was able to secure another contact.

What are my options (legal and others) in this scenario?

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Submitted by Gryffyx on Sat, 2007-11-10 14:05.

When a company starts dragging feet, it's usually a sign that something went wrong. Either they didn't have the authority to sign you up, or maybe the hiring company really did pull back. If you didn't get a firm "start here" date at the signing, I'd say the former was the case.
Unless you've signed a "we represent you in all aspects" type contract, your best bet is to just ignore it from this point. That's the way contractors work. Since you now have a new position, it's all moot.
Just make sure to read the contract you signed carefully to make sure that nothing in there is potentially damaging. You could also send the contract company a polite letter of refusal, return-receipt required. That will probably make you an enemy, but oh well. There are a million contract companies.
This IS NOT legal advice. YMMV. It's just the result of a lot of personal experience.

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Submitted by IamLostRU on Tue, 2007-11-20 19:33.

If I'm following your post, the bottom line is an offer to hire you, whether it be as a consultant or employee, was withdrawn sometime after it was given.

Essentially, there is little you can do. The sort of known standard is, if they offer you employment, and you act on their offer, they at least owe you some type of compensation for it. That is one reason why your generally advised to not do anything (like quiting your current job) until the new one has officially notified you in writing...so you can then expect and prove you acted on their representation and they should compensate you for it. Thats enough that a lawyer would even likely take the case.

On the other hand, if they had you jump through hoops, made promises and such....and dissed you...at least a letter to the powers that be there asking for compensation can be done. You probably won't get anything, but as it may seem in this case, someone went out hiring without approval, maybe it will at least prevent that from happening again...and get you a "we're sorry" letter.

If you really didn't lose much (time/effort, or whatever)...then it's just one of those things better just forgotten.

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