Break Your Temp Contract The Right Way
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Next Time, Take Precaution
How can you avoid this difficult situation altogether? Be sure to ask the right questions before you take on your next assignment.
- Find out if any preset future absences (family obligations, vacations, etc.) will be allowed.
- Inform the agent of child-care issues that you cannot work around, and ask if they would pose a problem.
- Find out about the dress code if you have any wardrobe limitations.
- Inform the agent of any suspected work conflicts from your own personal job history that both the agency and the employer should know about.
- If you have physical limitations that could interfere with your job performance, ask the agent if these will hinder your ability to do the job.
- If you anticipate transportation problems, ask the agent exactly what the start and end time of the job will be each day, and be aware of the workplace's location. Transportation and child-care issues are generally not going to hold up legally if you have signed a contract agreeing to the employer's requirements.
Breaking a contract should be your last resort. But if you decide you must, you should do everything possible to maintain your professional standing with both the employer and the agency.
