As sometimes happens, we lost a cast member for the musical I'm directing - she booked a recurring role on some series - her manager had cagily had her hold off on signing her contract, although on a HAT contract actors can leave for a better paying job, which I find entitled and reprehensible. If the actor is allowed to do that, then the producer should be allowed to have the actor leave if they're not happy with the actor, but naturally if that happens then the producer has to pay the actor - they want it all ways from Sunday and the fact that producers have allowed this nonsense is the really outrageous thing.