Hi
So, I've been offered a 2 month employment contract. The job is with a govt dept, but legally, my employer would be a consulting company, whose client is the govt dept.
But I've also been offered a 6 month contract elsewhere
So, I rejected the offer of 2 months because I said I'd been offered 6 months elsewhere.
The consulting co. are telling me that, basically, there's no doubt I'd be extended. And that only reason for the 2 months is that their rules are that they can only go to the end of the financial year. And they're pushing hard to get me to accept their offer. I do believe I'd be extended in all probability - I know how these govt contracts tend to go.
BUT, the thought occurs to me: the consulting co. have a contract between themselves and the govt dept. The contract I sign would be between myself and the consulting co., NOT the govt dept.
So, there's no reason why, if the consulting co. are sure that I'll be there for a lot longer than 2 months, that they couldn't make my contract term, say, 6 months.
I'd like to seek some opinions on this situation.
Thank you in advance
So, I've been offered a 2 month employment contract. The job is with a govt dept, but legally, my employer would be a consulting company, whose client is the govt dept.
But I've also been offered a 6 month contract elsewhere
So, I rejected the offer of 2 months because I said I'd been offered 6 months elsewhere.
The consulting co. are telling me that, basically, there's no doubt I'd be extended. And that only reason for the 2 months is that their rules are that they can only go to the end of the financial year. And they're pushing hard to get me to accept their offer. I do believe I'd be extended in all probability - I know how these govt contracts tend to go.
BUT, the thought occurs to me: the consulting co. have a contract between themselves and the govt dept. The contract I sign would be between myself and the consulting co., NOT the govt dept.
So, there's no reason why, if the consulting co. are sure that I'll be there for a lot longer than 2 months, that they couldn't make my contract term, say, 6 months.
I'd like to seek some opinions on this situation.
Thank you in advance