Me personally would think it is at least wrong, not to have a renewal of your contract at work! but i honestly don't know and i can't seem to find out on the internet.
2007-03-20 07:25:57 · 7 answers · asked by fiestast56 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
no of course it's not illegal. contracts end on a specified day and it is down to the employer's discretion to renew it. If you're not up to the job, they won't renew it. If you have a permanent contract then yes they do need to prove gross misconduct etc to have it terminated
all the terms should in fact be written in the contract, including the termination date. if there's a termination date, your work is well within their rights not to renew your contract
2007-03-20 07:30:47 · answer #1 · answered by G*I*M*P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Contract of Employment is an agreement between an employer and an employee and, as an employee, you will automatically have a contract of employment as soon as you accept a job offer. What you may not have is a 'Written Statement' detailing employment particulars and setting out your terms of employment. Although the contract doesn't have to be in writing, you are entitled to a Written Statement within two months of starting work. There is, however, no necessitiy to have a renewal of contract. The contract is made as soon as you accept a job offer, and both sides are then bound by its terms until it’s properly ended (usually by giving notice) or until the terms are changed (usually by mutual agreement). Only if you change your job within the organisation, or are required to sign an amendment to contract, will you be issued with anything new. It may be that you originally signed a contract for temporary employment, ie., for 3 months, but have stayed on beyond the 3 months. If this is the case, then you should have been issued with another contract, or statement, or an Amendment to Contract. If you're in the UK, do visit the Government website below which will tell you all about contracts of employment & written statements.
2007-03-20 14:37:15 · answer #2 · answered by uknative 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends of your contract. If you were only hired for a specific time then - no its not illegal. The employer has a right to not renew any contracts after the deadline expires. If you were released before the contract was up - then you can challenge it and ask to be paid for the remainder of your contract.
2007-03-20 14:34:42 · answer #3 · answered by Shiloh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiya
If an employee does not recieve a renewal of a contract (and there is nothing to compel an employer to issue a new one) then the one in place is the one that by law you are deemed to be working under (even though it may be expired datewise)
The reason for this is that the employer is allowng you to work under an arrangement in place in a way that he has not changed and therefore accepts legally that the last arrangement which he is allowing to continue is the one that is still in place. (whether its written down or not).
Hope this helps but in short whatever he allows to happen day in and day out is your 'contract of employment' in the eyes of the law.
2007-03-20 14:46:11 · answer #4 · answered by Wantstohelpu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you legally have to have a contract. I have been in many jobs which have not had a contract. If they don't feel the need to have one then I don't think they need to. However if everyone else you work with has been given a contract and you haven't I would seriously worry about your position there and start making for the exit.
2007-03-20 14:34:05 · answer #5 · answered by Carrie S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't illegal, as there is no law that you need a contract to work
2007-03-20 14:34:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't most Employers now just have open-ended "letters of appointment"?
I would be interested in other points of view...
2007-03-20 14:42:32 · answer #7 · answered by Rod Mac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋