apprenticeship contract not renewed

[steveysteve]

Hi all,

I work for a large company and have completed an apprenticeship with them which was completed and the contract came to an end over a year ago. I have not signed a or even been presented with a renewal contract of employment but am still working for the company. After 6 years (including apprenticeship) I am now looking at resigning from this job.

My question is, since I am not under formal contract, where do i stand as far as notice period is concerned?

The notice period stated in the terms of employment are considerably higher than what is governed by UK law, but since i am no longer working under an agreed contract, do these terms still apply?

Thanks,

Stevey

[matt3942]

Re: apprenticeship contract not renewed

Hi [MENTION=68172]steveysteve[/MENTION]

I presume you were on an Apprenticeship contract, which had a fixed end date, which has now passed?

It doesn't matter so much that you haven't signed a contract as the contract exists regardless. It matters more that you haven't been given a written statement detailing the terms of your employment.

Someone else will likely elaborate but I suspect it will likely come down to 1) whether you were aware of the notice period (or it's reasonable to expect you to be aware of it), and assuming you were (or should have been), 2) whether there is an implied acceptance by acting in accordance with other terms of your contract.

Is the notice period stated somewhere, e.g. in a company handbook?

- Matt

[SPQR]

Re: apprenticeship contract not renewed

As you've continued working past the end date of your fixed term contract without it being formally renewed, this means that there is an implied agreement that the end date has changed - the rest of the contract still applies.

So, the period of notice stated in the contract would apply.

[matt3942]

Re: apprenticeship contract not renewed

[MENTION=65997]SPQR[/MENTION] makes a good point but it comes down to what your contract says - if it's an Apprenticeship Contract it will be automatically terminated on completion of the Apprenticeship.

As in most cases it would help if we could see the contract.

- Matt

[teaboy2]

Re: apprenticeship contract not renewed

As per Matt says, as your still working there your now likely deemed a full time employee - You need to discuss the issue with your employer ask them for a copy of your contract of employment, whilst also bringing your pay and hours (if different to other full time employees in same similar role) inline with other employees in same and similar role and back dated to when your apprenticeship contract terminated!