Quick Legal Advice?

Chong

I am sorry lads for posting in here, but I need a question answered cause my mate is in turmoil.

He signed a contract this evening to work in Dubai teaching, yet he doesnt want to go. He was egged on by another mate.


He is now super worried that if he doesnt want to go , he will be in massive trouble if he breaks the contract at such an early stage.

Please help.

Rb

Legal Discussion board here

Chong

I know mate I am looking for a very quick fix. My mate is beside himself.

Eglinton

They cut your hand off for stealing apples and behead men there for looking at other men's wives.

Breach of contract and turning down a job!!! Phew, wouldn't want to be your friend!!!


Edit: Not to mention the jihad on his family.

Chong

Ok more info being is that he starts on 1st September but he signed the contract today. The part of the contract that is worrying him is this part:


If a teacher signs his contract and then in breach of contract fails to arrive in the UAE or to carry out his duties there or leaves the school before the end of the year (s)he will be liable to compensate the school in respect of loss incurred by it as a result of termination of the contract by the teacher a minimum of half a month’s salary remuneration in respect of each month of the remaining period of the contract.

Gator

He better buy a dress

gilroyb

Tell him to get onto them as soon as he can. If he's not going to go they're going to have to be told sometime, and there is less to compensate them for the sooner it is. I'd say if he just signed the contract recently there shouldn't be any liability.

Sounds like he might be young enough, if he's just out of college he could try the Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC)

I'd also advise putting this up in the legal discussion forum, I'm in no way legally qualified so all this is just opinion.

BadAcidStudios

Just tell them he signed it at the peak of a cocaine/heroin binge.

connundrum

Willem D wrote:

If a teacher signs his contract and then in breach of contract fails to arrive in the UAE or to carry out his duties there or leaves the school before the end of the year (s)he will be liable to compensate the school in respect of loss incurred by it as a result of termination of the contract by the teacher a minimum of half a month’s salary remuneration in respect of each month of the remaining period of the contract.

If he rings now and terminates he'll be ok, it gives them 5 months to source someone new. Chances are if he didn't show up and didn't say anything to them then they wouldn't persue him, had he signed a contract to purchase a house out there, then he might be in a bit more trouble.

Other than that, buy a dress :rolleyes:

Siogfinsceal

yeah go to www.flac.ie
its lovely over there though

motrocco

not a legal eagle but don't all contracts have a cooling off period. I wouldn't be too bother being honest. just get in touch and say something came up. Give them plenty of notice and they should be ok. Sounds like a bit of a silly contract being honest that line you quoted. I'd probably mot have signed it.

Also, how EXACTLY would they try and get the money from him? Keep him captive in UAE? Unlikely!


supposed to be nice tho and loads of money if you don't mind living in a camp

2c's, mot

The OP

He needs to inform them NOW by registered letter. They can't realistically claim damages of 1 day....but if he leaves it 3 or 4 months!!

My advice - do it now!

Dave!

Ring them up and tell them that you've been diagnosed with some serious disease, like cancer, and they'll probably let you go no problem!

gilroyb

DaveMcG wrote:

Ring them up and tell them that you've been diagnosed with some serious disease, like cancer, and they'll probably let you go no problem!

Ahh Cancer, the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems

KTRIC

Tell them you got "the Gahey" and they'll hang up quicker than a than you can say "lets start a Jihad" !!

mountainyman

The contract is unforceable. Your friend should write to them as a courtesy and ONLY as a courtesy and tell them he has changed his mind.

If they give him shot he can sue.

MM

R-KEANE

Maybe he could just go and do it? Wheres the harm? It would be a huge experience. I think he may be just freaking out for nothing. Also, is this your friend actually you??

LundiMardi

tell him to grow a pair..

hullaballoo

Big trouble I tells ya, BIG trouble.

ferdi

tell them he hates all none white/christian peoples.

tosh_thedude

Just get somebody else to write them and say that he Died in some horrific mannor. Body was naver found.

WhiteWashMan

ok first thing first.

THIS IS NOT A LEGAL BOARD>

i want that understood. the advice you get here is not the advice of anyone that understands the legal standpoint, and simply advice.
if any of the advice here is followed and something bad happens, then neither the users or the site will be held responsible.


ok....

read the contract again. there should be a clause in there that allows either party to cancel within a certain amount of time. its usually three months with a weeks notice on either side.
i would suggest that your friend contact the HR department and tell them that he no longer wants the position.
it may be that they have no problem withthat, will be annoyed and will never get a job with that company again.

make the call asap, put it in writing as well and fax, and keep the fax receipt.

if it goes beyond a sharp word, then you will need to get proper legal advice, but make contact now.

gilroyb

How did he get the job/offer? It sounds interesting. I'd love to go to Dubai

Thirdfox

Just to say that people aren't allowed to give advice on the legal discussion forum... we can only talk about hypothetical situations and legal questions...

(not to be a spoilsport or anything )