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UK Employment Law Regarding errors in employment process and contract [closed]
So I applied for a job that was ranged from mid level/senior with me applying for the senior position with the appropriate salary.
I got through all stages of interview and was hired, but when I got ...
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Can a contract clause really stop me from developing something in my own time [duplicate]
My contract states the below:
I assume this means, even things i make in my personal time would belong to the company?
I wonder how enforceable that really is as that would suggest that they would be ...
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After employing the services of an 'architect' then later finding they are not a registered architect, can the contract be cancelled? (UK)
Alice hires Bob to do architectural work and refers to him as an architect once verbally and once in writing. Bob does not correct her.
Bob never actually calls himself an architect nor advertises ...
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UK Skilled Worker Visa: Resign prior to completion of minimum employment period
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X is on Skilled Worker Visa.
X's employment contract states
2 year minimum employment period
3 month minimum notice period after serving the minimum employment period.
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Given the ...
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Salary cut-off date
I started a new job on 6 Dec. The employment contract says:
"payable monthly in arrears, in equal instalments by direct bank transfer on or around the
last day of each month, minus any statutory ...
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Legal status of employment benefits that are not specifically mentioned in an employment contract
What is the status of employment benefits, where the details of these benefits are given via a "benefits guide" (and "offer letter") prior to signing the contract, but where these ...
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Can a lawyer charge me before providing advice
Context: I am employed in the UK.
Back in mid-July, I was prospecting for a lawyer to advise me on a new contract my employer wanted me to sign. One of the solicitors who replied to my email asked ...
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UK employment contract - private work outside of contracted hours
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT AND ACTIVITIES
During the period of your employment you shall devote the whole of your time and attention
during ordinary business hours to your duties with the Company and shall ...
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Can my employer ask me to return sick pay if I claim loss of earnings?
I have been employed by the same employer for a number of years, and they have recently provided a revised 'terms of employment' document which includes the following new paragraph
It is a ...
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Confused about Intellectual Property Rights
I have applied for a job as a software developer in the UK and have been sent back a contract which has the following wordage:
You agree that all rights to all material created in the course of
your ...
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Why am I given a contract for services instead of a contract for employment?
I work at a UK university doing part-time teaching. I was looking into statutory sick pay recently, which I see can be claimed by someone on an employment contract. When I look at my contract with the ...
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Must I follow "Compliment Policies" if these are not in the contract?
I am working for a company in the UK where I have undergone courses to help me improve my working skills.
It is written in the "Compliment Policies" on the companies website that if I leave ...
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If I receive a new contract from the same employer, can I be furloughed?
I have been working for a company since July 2019. First it was an 8 week fixed term contract (a paid summer internship). Following immediately from that (excluding a weekend) I was on a zero hours ...
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What is the right daily rate for annual leave in the UK when unspecified in employment contract?
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I had an amount of annual leave at the end of my contract and I want to determine the daily rate for payment in lieu of the untaken days of annual leave.
My employer initially paid half the ...
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Is this request for formal resignation right/fair?
I'm in a more-than-two-year fixed-contract job in the UK, ending in a few months (employee/employer type of contract). I just received an email stating:
For the record, I need to advise that there ...
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