what rights have you got if you are employed on a daily contract?

Question

and can the employer refuse to give you a copy of the contract,
Thanks

Answer 1

Your employer can not refuse to give you a copy of any contract, you have rights as an employee, your contract must also be signed by yourself to confimr that you have read and understood the contracts, look under acas on their web site, they will give you a guide to your rights

Answer 2

For UK only

Casual, and therefore daily contracted workers are covered under The Part Time Workers Regulations. This entitles casual employees to be treated the same as full timer workers including receiveing the same 'pro- rata' rates of pay and benefits. This also applied to holiday entitlements, sickness, maternity, paternity and pension provisions and any other contractual entitlements provided by the employer.

With regards to a written contract, an employer is under no obligation to give you a written 'contract' (although most compnaies do as standard) but should, by law, provide you with a written 'statement of particulars' informing you of your rate of pay, hours, entitlements, location, etc (very similar to a contract but not requierd to be signed by both parties)this should be given within 2 months of being employed.

whilst failure to do this cannot be taken up at a tribunal on its own it can be attached onto any other claim made at tribunal and an award of upto 2 weeks pay can me made for such a failure.

Answer 3

if you are on a daily contract you got rights to fair pay only. in other words you work you get paid.
as for contract (written) don't waste your time, start looking for a real job. you have a job that is 'at will' they don't need you tomorrow great you got no rights/job. the legal is on their side so don't waste your time keep looking for a job.

Answer 4

he has to give u the contract
but on a daily contract u don't have many rights
u work and get paid that's basically it

Answer 5

are you a 1099 (contract labor) or w-2 (company takes taxes out) employee - that would determine your rights