Re: This years excuse
Of course there will be. There'll also be a term stating the rate. Changing the agreed rate unilaterally is where the breach is.
Only if they try to change the rate without giving notice that they are terminating the current contract.
As sysconfig noted "Yes it's shit, but it's not illegal." provided they do things in the right sequence... It's what the legal profession call a "technicality".
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