Questions tagged [contracts]
Questions relating to the legal aspects of employment contracts.
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Starting work in Switzerland and surprised by a very minimal contract. Normal practice or huge red flag?
I just received a job offer from a Swiss company. I’m now reviewing the contract, and to my surprise, it’s extremely simple. Single page and a few sentences. It only lists: Job Title and Employment ...
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How to produce a food product with no budget [closed]
Say I have created an absolutely ground-breaking recipe for a food product which could revolutionize the nutritional industry but have no budget (nor for a patent, nor for production itself). What can ...
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Can an internal role be delayed?
I have recently been successful and offered a new role within my current business. I signed a contract stating my start date would be x. I was then told that my start date would be delayed another 4 ...
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Offered the opportinuty to become supervisor, but it wasn't true
My Wife has been working for a company in the UK for the past 8/9 years. Last year she was offered the opportunity to train and become a supervisor. However, she put in a letter to her area manager to ...
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Started new role but have not received an increase in pay
I recently started a new role at my company back in January, but I haven’t received a pay increase. There was an agreement with my manager of a raise when I transitioned, because of the added risks ...
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Employer agreed notice period and now wants to extend it - UK
My employer requires a 3-month notice period, but the HR guidance online states to confirm the end date with my manager before submitting to HR. I have worked for this company before and have served a ...
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My team's PTO was restricted. What is the best way to proceed with getting this in writing?
At my workplace, there is company-wide discretionary/unlimited PTO policy in place. The Employee Guide that I was given and signed off on when I started, as well as what is currently documented in ...
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Employment contract doesn't include any benefits stated in the offer letter
I hope this is the correct place to ask this, I need advice regarding an employment agreement I am considering to sign or not. I got an offer from a startup in Norway. They sent an offer letter via an ...
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How to politely point out I need a written agreement for paid work? [closed]
I recently connected with someone who owns a small business. He wants to hire me part time as a contractor. We verbally agreed on a pay rate and I signed an NDA. I don't like wordy legal documents. ...
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I recently resigned from my job and a confidentiality contract was violated
I recently resigned from my job of 2 years. When I signed that contract I was told that no information of why I was resigning would be revealed to anyone. My grandpa also worked with me. The manager ...
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How can an independent IT consultant secure a remote contract work with UK-based employers?
I am an independent IT consultant permanently based in Spain, but I don't hold EU citizenship and have no legal or economic connections to the UK. I'm struggling to secure contract work with UK-based ...
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Contract Negotiation: For personal financial safety, is it better to negotiate a longer notice period or not? [closed]
This question might be weird but I've been thinking about it; say I have a new contract and I could hypothetically choose between: No notice 2 weeks 1 month 2+ months What would it be in my best ...
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Can a contract require you to accept new T&C?
The situation has a lot of different aspects, but I'll try to keep the question as focussed as possible. I have a retail job in the UK, which requires regular training through an online platform (see ...
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What are my rights if an old employer claims they overpaid my pension contributions and is demanding repayment? [closed]
I was working for a company under contract from 20th September 2021 to 31st October 2022 during which time I was an employee of an umbrella company as the contract was deemed to be inside IR35. I was ...
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Can an employee be made to pay back training costs when resigning from the company?
(United Kingdom) I have worked for this company for the last 6 months and was enrolled onto a level 4 course within my first week of work. I did not ask to join this training course and was told I had ...
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