6008- Notice before shutting down contract

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How much notice does quintiles give before shutting down contract? I have received very little communication from my mgr. Is this contract shutting down? How much notice does quintiles give ?
 






I think this highly depends on the managers on the QT side. I've heard of contracts where they were told one day ahead, and I've heard of contracts where the manager gave a couple of weeks notice to the team. You can bet that the contract between QT and the manufacturer has a term in it that requires QT be given notice (some are 90 days), however that doesn't mean that QT is going to give its employees that 90 days notice. I heard one CSO manager say that if you give too much notice people quit too soon.
 






anonymous said:
I think this highly depends on the managers on the QT side. I've heard of contracts where they were told one day ahead, and I've heard of contracts where the manager gave a couple of weeks notice to the team. You can bet that the contract between QT and the manufacturer has a term in it that requires QT be given notice (some are 90 days), however that doesn't mean that QT is going to give its employees that 90 days notice. I heard one CSO manager say that if you give too much notice people quit too soon.
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Any company having lay offs has to give their employee's sixty day notice. It is a federal law. If they call you tomorrow and say your gone, they still have to pay you for 60 days.
 






anonymous said:
Any company having lay offs has to give their employee's sixty day notice. It is a federal law. If they call you tomorrow and say your gone, they still have to pay you for 60 days.
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That's not true. They have to provide written notice to the government 60 days before layoffs that affect at least a certain number of jobs. The notice to the affected employees can be any time after that, usually you get 2 weeks notice and pay for your unused vacation time, the client company may offer something different.
 


















anonymous said:
That's not true. They have to provide written notice to the government 60 days before layoffs that affect at least a certain number of jobs. The notice to the affected employees can be any time after that, usually you get 2 weeks notice and pay for your unused vacation time, the client company may offer something different.
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Yes, They tell the government that they informed the employees of impending layoffs
 






anonymous said:
Yes, They tell the government that they informed the employees of impending layoffs
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No, they inform the government of impending layoffs, they can tell employees any time after that and it does not guarantee 60 days of pay to those affected. Most contracts are lucky to receive two weeks notice and pay.
 












anonymous said:
No, they inform the government of impending layoffs, they can tell employees any time after that and it does not guarantee 60 days of pay to those affected. Most contracts are lucky to receive two weeks notice and pay.
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This person is correct. Q is an at will employer so they owe you nothing legally and their ethics...well they will owe you nothing, you're just a contract rep. That is what makes the company model work.
 






























anonymous said:
This person is correct. Q is an at will employer so they owe you nothing legally and their ethics...well they will owe you nothing, you're just a contract rep. That is what makes the company model work.
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Correct. There are even numerous examples over the years (not just with Quintiles and other CSO's, but also with manufacturers) where companies have laid of reps during their home office training. This can occur when a contract suddenly ends or when it's announced that a company is being acquired. The reps are sent home empty-handed. If with a manufacturer they usually get at least a couple weeks severance pay; with a CSO there is no severance. That's the ultimate shitty experience as many of those people left a job for what they thought was a good opportunity, only to find themselves unemployed within a few weeks. This happened last year when Valeant hired a contract sales force to sell one of their new drugs. They had the sales force hired, and they were about to begin home study, when a new Valeant VP of Sales took over and made the decision to cancel the contract. Those people were left unemployed and without severance. Just shitty! But it happens. Be prepared. Always have a backup plan.
 


















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