By not signing an employee fails to expressly accept the terms and conditions of a new or amended employment contract. If you’re faced with this situation what should you do?
Published 02.09.2015
You’ve hired a new employee and given them a written employment contract. However, they’re refusing to sign and return it as they don’t agree with one of the terms. Despite this they are still
turning up for work. How should you play it?
Published 19.11.2018
An employment contract doesn’t have to be signed by the employee to be valid. Nevertheless, as a High Court ruling shows, it’s prudent to retain a signed copy on file. Why?
Published 09.10.2018
Apparently, only 0.6% of employees have read their entire employment contract - the rest either didn’t bother or just skimmed over the important bits. If an employee hasn’t read their contract, are
they still bound by all of its terms?
Published 09.10.2015
To save time and money, it’s been suggested that you send employment contracts by e-mail and request an electronic signature where the terms are accepted. Sounds good but will this create a binding
contract?
Published 29.11.2016
One of our subscribers wants to know if they may carry out personal searches of employees on a random basis. This would serve as a deterrent to wrongdoing, rather than be a response to a particular
problem. So can it be done or not?
Published 03.05.2013
If you need to change one or more terms of an employment contract for genuine business reasons, you have three main options to effect that change. What are they and what are the risks?
Published 06.03.2024
An employee has requested a copy of their employment contract. However, you can’t find it on their personnel file. How should you deal with this tricky situation? What options are open to you?
Published 26.01.2023
An employee’s contract states that their “normal working hours are 8:45am to 5:15pm”. However, in practice, they’ve mainly worked 8:30am to 5:00pm. If you’ve never challenged this, is there now a
binding custom and practice?
Published 05.06.2014
Although a candidate can look good on paper and interview well, they may not be the perfect match. You can test the waters with a probation period. If the required standards aren’t met, can it be
extended automatically?
Published 12.09.2017