Notice of Termination of Contract

Dear Mr Hayes,

I am writing to inform you that we are terminating the contract we have with Viking Recruitment for the recruitment of personnel for the Big Creek lumber camp (reference number GL/45/A). We are doing this with immediate effect and, in accordance with clause 32, subclauses I through to IV, we are offering neither notice nor compensation.

We must also insist that the commission that we paid for the following recruits (see attached document) be repaid in full and within one calender month of the date of this letter. Their failure to complete the first month of the contract makes you fully liable, as stated in clause 12.

I would also like to inform you that we will be taking further legal action against your company. This is because we were assured, both verbally and in writing, that you would check both the employment history and the personal suitability of all the personnel that you sent to us. It would seem that you failed to adequately do either.

As was explained at the time, Big Creek is a simple and isolated camp which sits in newly opened forestry. The desertion of the entire crew has cost us in excess of one million dollars. Some of their ‘practical jokes’ have also caused us considerable embarrassment with local law enforcement, and our legal department has been subjected to a barrage of fraudulent claims for compensation from dependants.

I sincerely hope that you review your practices before taking on any similar contracts in the future. In the meantime, I await your cheque.

Yours

Jon Thornton
CEO Ariadne Timber