Contracts?!

Re: Contracts?!

les punton — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:00:00 GMT

this was similar to me disputed a few things and had a sit down 'meeting' with one of the partners and then nothing was decided or chaged so still unsigned!that was about a year a go!

Re: Contracts?!

Practice Manager — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:47:59 GMT

Your written contract of employment must include:

your name
your employer's name
the date when your employment (and the period of continuous employment) began
pay and the intervals at which you will be paid
hours of work
holiday entitlement
entitlement to sick leave, including any entitlement to sick pay
pensions and pension schemes
your and your employer's entitlement to notice of termination
job title or a brief job description
where it is not permanent, the period for which your employment is expected to continue or, if it is for a fixed term, the date when it will end
either the place of work or, if you're required or allowed to work in more than one location, an indication of this and of your employer's address
details of the existence of any relevant collective agreements which directly affect the terms and conditions of your employment - including, if your employer isn't a party, the persons by whom they were made
a note giving certain details of disciplinary and grievance procedures, and stating whether or not a pensions contracting-out certificate is in force for your employment

However if you dont have a contract you still have certain legal rights as an employee from the day you are employed no matter what your employer says.

Hope that helps.

Thanks

Ian Thompson

Practice Manager

Ashfield Veterinary Group

www.ashfieldveterinarygroup.co.uk

Practice Management Consultant

www.PracticeManagementConsultancy.com

Re: Contracts?!

loobylou — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:32:25 GMT

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Did you dispute it in writing? If so, they have an obligation to discuss/negotiate with you but if not (ie it's your word against theirs) then if you don't sign it but it's been issued, legally, after a certain length of time it is deemed to have been agreed.

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They have to put this in writing, something along the lines of 'as you have had your contract for x amount of time and havent put any isssues in writing then we assume you accept the terms'.
We had new contracts in the summer and had to do this with a couple of staff members.

Re: Contracts?!

Sal the 1st — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:15:17 GMT

in that case keep a paper copy of all emails in case you need them at a later date

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Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:57:53 GMT

it was a case of....

for example day 1 got the contract - day 3 asked for some points to be reworded... day 12 asked about the contract - told because SO many people were asking for it to be rewritten for them they were gonna change all of them.... 6 months later still nothing... i'm sure i have emails about it somewhere on my account?!?!?

Re: Contracts?!

Dippy — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:55:27 GMT

Re: Contracts?!

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:34:11 GMT

i got one - and disputed some bits of the way it was worded - so they said they would change it....

then i was told that they were under review again... back in summer!

Re: Contracts?!

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:27:54 GMT

Well l would ring bvna legal or acas for this one but if you asked in writing for one and never got one then l would just leave.

Re: Contracts?!

Dippy — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:53:35 GMT

Have you asked for one in writing? You should legally have had one (can't remember whether it's within a month or three months of starting the job as it changed some time ago). I guess if you handed your notice in and just went, they couldn't do much about it.