Employment Contract

JP Liz V1

Do I have to sign if I don't agree with the terms

Manach

No.

Not legal advice but, you are free in the normal course of contractual negotiations free to back out before the end point. Alternatively you can raise with the other party terms which you would like to alter (I did so myself for say money / morality issues) - however by doing so you then run the risk of the other party walking away from the contract deal.

Steve

No, but you risk not getting the job.

If the terms breach employment law then its a different story, you'd need to engage a solicitor to further that line.

JP Liz V1

If you work for a certain numbers of years without a written contract and then one is given can you refuse to sign

The_Minister

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

If you work for a certain numbers of years without a written contract and then one is given can you refuse to sign

Btb, To not be given a statement of terms, in accordance with the Terms of Information Act can give rise to a claim through the employment courts (and, as of October, is now a criminal offence)

What you might feel at this point is that the written contract offered does not reflect the actual terms of the employment agreement between you - in essence, there is a contract between you, not reduced to writing, and their proposed contract does not reflect that, and seeks to change it.

This is different to when you are just beginning employment

Steve

To translate into English... if it substantially changes the terms of your employment then you can refuse to sign.
If you had no written contract before that, and it's what you previously agreed to then (and this is not legal advice), it would make your position stringer.

If in doubt, call a solicitor with experience in employment law.

JP Liz V1

Thanks all, going to chat to my employer about this peacefully and calmly first :cool: