Contract from Employer with the wrong company name?

[Em_r_ald]

Hi Guys,

I'm on a fixed term contract for 12 months, which my employer is extending for a further 12. However the initial contract is not in the name of the company I am working for. They've issued a letter to confirm the extension of the initial contract with the correct letter head and referenced the initial contract in there.

The company was bought out 2 years ago, I was employed by technically the new company earlier this year. They've given me a contract in the old company name and on the old company letterhead. My payslip are all in the name of the new company.

I'm just wondering legally where either side would stand if anything awful where to happen?

I've brought it up with HR and asked that they reissue with the correct company name.

Cheers

[ULA]

I think that your course of action is correct to ensure you get the contract in the correct name of the company you are working for. For completeness they should reference this new contract as an extension to the contract that existed between you and ensure they insert the name of the company in the first contract.

Hope that helps.