New contract of employment

[DCFCRAM]

Hi all

The company i work for is re-issuing contracts of employment, not everyone is happy with what changes have been made, and they rightly have given us a month to get advice and to get a letter together to ask for any explanations we may need.

I for one do not wish to sign the contract, due to multiple unreasonable changes. They have included the following line in the letter to me:

''If you have not signed and returned the document by xx xx 2014, you will be deemed to have accepted the documentation as a true record of the terms under which you are employed''

Surely if i have not signed it, i havent accepted it, therefore it cannot be enforceable?? There was nothing in my old contract that stated the terms could be changed?

Also, if I wasnt to sign, and made them aware of why, and they didnt act on this, would i still be bound to the new contract, even though i havent signed?

Thanks in advance

[ostell]

Re: New contract of employment

Unfortunately they can do that, suffered from that myself. It is assumed accepted by default if no objection is raised. To halt the clock write to say you are not happy with the new terms of employment. That way you have a marker in.

Others will no doubt be along to give a better explanation.

[DCFCRAM]

Re: New contract of employment

Unfortunately they can do that, suffered from that myself. It is assumed accepted by default if no objection is raised. To halt the clock write to say you are not happy with the new terms of employment. That way you have a marker in.

Others will no doubt be along to give a better explanation.

Thanks for the reply. I got my letter in, I am just confused as to what happens if it gets to the point where neither party can agree........

[Tools]

Re: New contract of employment

Take a look here > http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3971 and read the accompanying leaflet.

If you have any further questions after reading let us know.