Need advice but cannot afford a lawyer.
This company's contract of employment goes this way. You join them, u sign a contract and u r bonded to them for 2 years. Why? Because they promised to give u training in the first 10 months.
If u leave within the 10 months, u have to pay back ALL the salary they have paid u so far and some other amount of $$. after then 10 months, but not exceeding 2 years, for every month u don't serve them, u r required to pay them $4000 while your monthly salary is only less than $3000. If they fire u within 2 years, u have to pay too.
In the contract, the employee is specified as an employee, with contribution made by company to the employee social security fund and pension fund. The payment made monthly to the employee is specified SALARY.
It is also specified that the amount owed if one leaves b4 2 years is "expense expended on" the employee.
Is such a contract legal?
2006-11-06 11:59:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
after 1 month, the employee felt the contract is unfavorable, can he back out? Is there any law that law on employment that forbid such kind of terms and conditions?
If there is written law that forbid such practice, would it still applies AFTER the employee signed the contract?
2006-11-06 12:00:26 · update #1
I cannot believe that this contract would hold up in court. And why in the heck would anyone sign this.
Is the company worth anything? This sounds to me like a modern day indentured servant, and that is not so legal anymore. Find a labor attorney and/or call the ACLU.
This is the most unethical thing I have heard of in a long time. They probably just haven't hired anyone that has enough guts to stand up to them.
2006-11-06 12:10:18 · answer #1 · answered by Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it sounds quite legal to me. As for a piece of advice, do not sign this contract. We are living in the real world where we work for money but this contract sounds very much like you are signing yourself off to be a labour. I think the best way is to re negotiate on the terms outline.
2006-11-06 12:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by maggotier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a lawyer. But this sounds like a VERY shady contract. Basically, they could hire you, then fire you, and you would have to pay them. I don't know the legality of it, but if you sign it, you're probably bound to its conditions. I would not sign this thing. Good luck.
2006-11-06 12:29:31 · answer #3 · answered by tamesbadger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
earnings hand, this sounds suspicious. grew to become into this somewhat a settlement of employment or grew to become into she self employed? if it is the later then such words could be written right into a settlement. Seven days each and every week isn't criminal under an european directive.
2016-12-28 14:50:04 · answer #4 · answered by valaria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋