Not exact matches
In exchange, employers and funders should provide a stimulating research environment,
treat researchers as professionals, offer family - friendly working conditions, improve the stability
of employment contracts, and provide fair access to social security benefits.
A small number
of postdocs who choose to work less than 100 % time (such as for outside
employment or family care responsibilities) may fall under the OT threshold — these will be paid hourly at or above the same rates as exempt postdocs (NIH +2 steps scale converted to hourly), and our
contract has protections to ensure these part - time postdocs are
treated fairly and compensated in accordance with the law.
Since the employer had not provided the employee with notice that it intended to
treat his objection to the change s to the
employment contract as grounds for dismissal (option # 1) the employer was found to have acquiesced to the employee's position and have accepted that the terms
of the 2000
employment contract would remain in effect.
This occurs where the employer has materially breached the employee's
contract of employment in such a way that the employee is entitled to resign and
treat themselves as having been dismissed.
She mentioned and criticized the CLP's conclusion that D could not be
treated as a «worker» because her inability to go to the workplace frustrated the creation
of a
contract of employment:
A constructive dismissal is defined as follows: if an employer makes a substantial change to the terms
of an employee's
employment without the employee's consent or demonstrates an intention to not longer be bound by the terms
of the
employment contract the employee has the option
of treating his or her
employment as having been terminated.
Thus, a temporary layoff could be found by a court to go to the root
of the
employment relationship, entitling the employee to
treat the
employment contract as breached by the employer.
Applying Foster here, Slade J held that «although agreements to employ [the claimant] were ultra vires the Trust, nevertheless he is to be
treated as performing his duties under a
contract of employment during that period».
She said that as a result
of today's ruling, businesses will need to ensure that they continue to adhere to
employment contracts and follow
employment legislation, as former employees may now be more prepared to commence a claim if they feel they have been
treated unfairly.
Any series
of renewed fixed term
contracts will likely be
treated as continuous
employment for notice and severance purposes under the Act and at common law.
Given the way the agency worker cases have been proceeding, the employee appears to have founded her case primarily on the length
of service with the one client and in practice being
treated in a way indistinguishable from council employees; in other words, her position was consistent with the existence
of a
contract of employment.
Treat this work experience as other independent contractors and other freelancers would on their resumes — give yourself a title that reflects the type
of work you were doing during your time
of self -
employment, and add the word «
Contract,» «Consultant,» or «Freelancer» to that title.