Just chatting with a fellow staff member about contracts. Neither of us have a contract for working here! (& i don't think any other staff members do either - not sure about shop floor)
Ok ---
So is this right?
should we be working without a contract of employment?
Who's responsibility is it? When i was employed i asked if there was a contract to sign & was told "we don't do things like that".
Are we at fault for not insisting?
What are the possible consequences of all this - would we have a leg to stand on if it all goes t*ts up?
Thanks
IIRC effectively your contract is the terms and conditions you have been working under. Did you get any documentation? Job description or similar?
In some ways not having a written contract actually puts you in a stronger position as you haven't accepted any restrictive clauses that can be put into contracts.
Join a union
TJ...
Have had an outline of responsibilities that happened a couple of years after joining the company. I think this was to try & make things run a little more smoothly!
IIRC you have a right to get written T&C's. Otherwise terms are as per practice - as TJ says. You still have rights, could claim unfair dismissal etc as per a written contract.
C-A
Thanks - was really what we were wondering i guess - not that we were thinking of getting dismissed - I guess same applies for redundancy - lets hope that doesn't happen tho. -eh!