Contract of Employment

Would anybody have a read of mine before I sign it and pass comment.

Been here 21 years without a contract and suddenly got this and they are telling us they must be signed within a week!

A few things I don't like, makes me nervous.

Where is it?

Can email or PM.

You'll probably get a better response if you post it (or parts of it which concern you). Otherwise I'm sure an expert will offer to take your PM/Email. I would only be useful in part.

IIRC, if you've been there 21years and no contract signed they cant legally force you to sign one, as both parties have accepted an assumed contract. I could be wrong and the legal trained guys will be along soon to correct me i'm sure.

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by collis

IIRC, if you've been there 21years and no contract signed they cant legally force you to sign one, as both parties have accepted an assumed contract. I could be wrong and the legal trained guys will be along soon to correct me i'm sure.

You are correct. A verbal contract has the same legal weighting as a written contract. If you have a regular wage coming from the company (i.e. monthly) your protected
A friend has been on a verbal contract for about 2 years and no one in his firm has a written employment contract

[ophic]

The downside of this verbal contract is any changes that you don't like must be queried or you will be assumed to have accepted them.

before he retired my dad worked in HR and knows a lot about employment law.

If there's specifics you're worried about you could PM them to me and I could pass them on.

Without knowing what your problems are its difficult to say but often even big companies put stuff in their contracts that are either illegal or unenforceable, in that case its generally best to sign but to be aware the sections are easily fought if issues arise.

A lot of companies just put this stuff in because it stops those not in the know from even trying to complain.

[Fallout]

I find it funny that contract is made of two words: con and tract. Obviously they were invented to con people out of land. What you need is a conjob.

Originally Posted by Fallout

I find it funny that contract is made of two words: con and tract. Obviously they were invented to con people out of land. What you need is a conjob.

"Con" as in scam is just short for confidence trick mate. "Con" as in contract or conversation at the root means 'against' whereas "tract" has its roots in a 'treatsie' or treatment. So I suppose the two together have become known as a set of rules about what not to do.