u/Same_Pass985 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Her contract states if she doesn’t get employed within a year, she doesn’t pay. They aren’t honoring their contract now as it is, why should she negotiate with them when she didn’t get a job?? Clearly she is the one following the contract, she shouldn’t pay them anything just bec
u/michaelnovati replied ·
OP absolutely shouldn't negotiate if they don't owe anything according to the contract! 100%.
My company has offered contracts in the past that have a similar condition and some people do not pay anything as a result and that's how it should be!
No one here is a lawyer (as far as is public info), and I'm assuming no one has seen the contract (other than maybe OP) and there can be some very specific clauses that give the company the right to payment. If a representative of the company contradicted that in writing, then that's a good start to negotiate something.
For example if the contract says you owe the full ISA and an employee made a good faith, non-fraudulent, error in their communication, but that the communication resulted in the person making decisions they wouldn't have made without the communication, then that is grounds for a compromise and not necessarily a full cancellation.
No one here knows! I'm happy to look at the contract and give my non-legal, completely personal opinion.