Still no contract...
Discussion
It has now been 2 moths since i joined the company i'm presently working for and still no contracts have been sent out to me to sign. At first this bothered me but i'm going to be leaving after Christmas so where do i stand as in giving notice.
Would a weeks notice be plenty,i'm assuming i'm on a rolling contract more or less...
Would a weeks notice be plenty,i'm assuming i'm on a rolling contract more or less...
Edited by gcollins on Saturday 15th December 09:16
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
gcollins said:
I have now been 2 moths since i joined
You like to flit like a butterfly? 
In absence of contract I'd say it's what you agreed verbally, or if that doesn't suit you a week would seem reasonable.
Moominho said:
You don't have to give any notice, it depends on how much you like the company/people themselves.
You can say that you have waited for a contract for x weeks and received nothing so you are not turning up.
That's is exactly what is running through my mind. After all they wouldn't give me any notice if the shoe was on the other foot.You can say that you have waited for a contract for x weeks and received nothing so you are not turning up.
The statutory minimum notice period is one week starting the day after you hand in your notice. So resign on a Monday and your last day will be the following Monday.
The lack of a written contract does not mean that a contract does not exist, equally the entitlement is not to a written contract but to a written statement of the main terms and conditions of the contract which may have been given as part of the offer of employment.
But essentially if you have no written statement to the contrary you need to give one weeks notice although, as stated above, it is essentially one week and a day since the day you resign does not count.
The lack of a written contract does not mean that a contract does not exist, equally the entitlement is not to a written contract but to a written statement of the main terms and conditions of the contract which may have been given as part of the offer of employment.
But essentially if you have no written statement to the contrary you need to give one weeks notice although, as stated above, it is essentially one week and a day since the day you resign does not count.
WhereamI said:
The statutory minimum notice period is one week starting the day after you hand in your notice. So resign on a Monday and your last day will be the following Monday.
The lack of a written contract does not mean that a contract does not exist, equally the entitlement is not to a written contract but to a written statement of the main terms and conditions of the contract which may have been given as part of the offer of employment.
But essentially if you have no written statement to the contrary you need to give one weeks notice although, as stated above, it is essentially one week and a day since the day you resign does not count.
This ^^^^^^ I have been through this with a family member only 4 weeks ago, .gov website gives all details that you must give a minimum of one week notice if no contract is in place.The lack of a written contract does not mean that a contract does not exist, equally the entitlement is not to a written contract but to a written statement of the main terms and conditions of the contract which may have been given as part of the offer of employment.
But essentially if you have no written statement to the contrary you need to give one weeks notice although, as stated above, it is essentially one week and a day since the day you resign does not count.
Technically I think that the employer should provide you with a contract within 3 months. However, not having a paper contract doesn't take away any rights though, if they have been paying you x amount per month then that is in effect a contract. As long as I was getting paid and getting any other promised benefits then I wouldn't start not turning up or working to rule, a polite but firm reminder to the boss (I mean the real boss, not your line manager) would be the best place to start.
It never pays to fall out with an employer, even if you don't intend to stay there long term. You never know when your path might cross again and people in an industry (even competitors) often talk to each other more than you might think
It never pays to fall out with an employer, even if you don't intend to stay there long term. You never know when your path might cross again and people in an industry (even competitors) often talk to each other more than you might think
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Never burn your bridges unless you can't help it. You never know what you might need in the future...
A thousand times this. Never p
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