A well written
employment contract often conveys significant advantages to employers.
Employment contracts often contain a provision that restricts an employee from competing with the employer after the relationship ends.
Employment contracts often create an exception to the at - will doctrine and provide that an employee can only be terminated if certain conditions are met.
That is my opinion too, however in my limited experience,
employment contracts often have informational parts that don't add any legal value but should just inform the legally not so informed party (you) of stuff that might be relevant to them.
Employment contracts often contain clauses limiting an employee's entitlement upon termination to the minimum entitlements under the Employment Standards Act or any other amount the employer and employee have agreed to.
Not exact matches
Although it may seem like a disadvantage, it has an upside: Highly valued long - term contractors are
often offered permanent
employment at client companies after, or during, their
contract period.
Being an employee full time is
often more secure, whereas self -
employment can be difficult because you constantly need to find more
contract work, especially when getting started.
But they
often supplement their income with part - time
employment contracts at universities, in exchange for fulfilling extra duties such as teaching undergraduates.
Waterstone's experienced lawyers handle
employment law issues for both employers and employees and are
often called to advise on wrongful dismissal and termination,
employment contracts, claims for overtime and unpaid wages or benefits, harassment and discrimination, and privacy and confidentiality issues.
Restrictive covenants not to compete are
often part of
employment contracts or
contracts for the sale of business.
For example, if an
employment contract provides for less than the statutory minimum entitlements that result from terminating
employment, then the employer will become liable for payment in lieu of reasonable termination notice at common law —
often far exceeding the statutory minimums.
She acts
often on behalf of senior executives respecting their compensation,
employment contracts or termination from
employment, and on behalf of both employers and employees in respect of sensitive workplace investigations.
The practical impact of that reality is that companies are
often forced to negotiate separations at much higher costs than what would appear if the statutory or contractual severance entitlements in
employment contracts were the only consideration.
Drafting
employment contracts, policies, termination letters and releases based on a past precedent is
often a good place to start.
A well written
employment contract, as most might have guessed,
often conveys significant advantages to employers.
On the other hand, the absence of an
employment contract or a poorly drafted one,
often entitles terminated employees to significant common law notice periods.
Universities Universities
often need a way by which to organize and manage
contracts, transactions and
employment agreements, whether they possess in - house legal counsel or outsource their legal services.
Even though it is not
often specifically mentioned in verbal or written
employment contracts, an implied term in all
employment contracts is that an employee may be terminated if cause is found to exist.
The legal solution
often depends on the nature of the conflict: it may involve an
employment agreement or a work
contract, firing or layoffs, psychological harassment, an occupational injury, a breach of labour standards, a non-competition clause or a non-solicitation clause.
Employees
often bemoan the fact that they have little understanding of the
employment contracts they are asked to sign.
One common clause, which is
often included to demonstrate that a
contract is not one of
employment, is a substitution clause.
When hiring new workers, employers
often use
employment contracts to set out the terms of the
employment relationship.
The cause of action arises
often in the context of
employment, specifically where employers make inaccurate representations to prospective candidates regarding the terms of the
employment contract.
NO NEW TERMS Employees are
often asked to sign
employment contracts on their first day of work.
Although notice that is reasonable
often equates to amounts much higher than statutory minimums, it is possible for employers to limit their notice obligations by including clear, written terms in an
employment contract.
While the law
often gives the two sides a lot of freedom in terms of
contracting for
employment, there are also some distinct limits.
Individuals are
often shocked to learn that their entitlements when terminated are minimal because they signed
employment contracts years earlier that removed many of the rights that they thought, incorrectly, they enjoyed.
An employer - employee relationship
often begins with the formation and signing of an
employment contract.
Employment contracts or agreements,
often in the form of an offer letter, set out the terms and conditions of the relationship between employers and employees.
It is
often too late for an employer to amend a poorly drafted
employment contract after it has been accepted by the employee because a court will refuse to enforce the amended
contract unless the employee with new consideration such as a bonus or promotion when he or she accepted the revised contractual terms.
All too
often, employees sign these
employment contracts without understanding the significance or meaning of the termination clause.
Employment contracts are
often complicated documents.
It is
often the case that employees who have signed an
employment contact may only be terminated for violating the terms and conditions set forth in the
contract.
Often, an employer may seek to limit its liability on termination of
employment by requiring the employee to sign a
contract which purports to limit the sum which is payable on termination of
employment without just cause.
That being said, with a meticulous
employment contract, group benefits are
often one of the best ways to attract talent to your business.
Specifically, the Supreme Court in JG Collins noted a distinction between restrictive covenants in an agreement for the sale of a business and ones contained in a
contract of
employment, as the former
often requires the operation of a restrictive covenant in order for the business to remain a saleable commodity.
These types of seasonal arrangements
often lead employees to wonder when, if ever, a fixed - term
contract converts into indefinite
employment and what that means (usually an entitlement to reasonable notice of termination).
However, as is
often the case, the headhunter later forwarded an
employment contract containing some language that had not been discussed.
Often, depending on the length of tenure and your
employment contract, employers will include some type of career transition service — also called outplacement — in your termination package.
They're
often seeking new options for a longer work life including radical career transitions, downshifting, entrepreneurship, job sharing and
contract employment.
«Employed at will» is one strong differentiator as opposed to strong,
often unbreakable
employment contracts in Europe.