If someone signs an employment offer letter......?

Question

If an offer letter is signed (employee & employer) and then one of these change their mind, what are the legal repercussions if any?

Answer 1

This depends on a few things, such as:
-where you are located. Offers and employment contracts vary from location to location. In the US, an offer letter is generally not construed as a contract from the prospective employee's standpoint, and only sometimes from the employer's.
-whether you will be employed "at will." If the answer is yes, either party can end the agreement at any time, with or without notice.
-what, if any, loss you sustained if the employer is the one who reneges on the offer. For example, if you quit a job and relocate to take another, and then the employer decides not to hire you after all, you have sustained a loss and may have a legal claim against the employer.

If the employer needs to renege, it should inform the prospective employee in writing, and should have a valid business reason for so doing.

The prospective employee can generally change his/her mind with no legal ramifications. Whether or not it's smart to renege on an agreement with an employer that you may run into again later in your career, well, that's another story.

Answer 2

Read the contract, and it will tell you what will happen if you breach the contract. If you or the employer want to change part of the contract and you can both agree to the change, an annexure to the contract will be added.

Answer 3

You would need to read the letter to see what the termination or cancellation clause states. It will vary according to the contract language.

Answer 4

There could be breech of contact... if you have a copy of it, read it to see if there is a clause

Answer 5

you can sue for breech of contract .