Asaw Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Is it a Legal part of contract of employment for a person who is employed meet a level of English and maths as part of their employment contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 As far as I understand your question ..... Yes. It is perfectly reasonable for an employment contract to require you to have these skills if the employer wishes. If your employer is trying to impose some new conditions that were not part of your original contract ... then that is a different kettle of fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Is it a Legal part of contract of employment for a person who is employed meet a level of English and maths as part of their employment contract? Yes. A contract could legally specify any number of skills, languages and abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Is it a Legal part of contract of employment for a person who is employed meet a level of English and maths as part of their employment contract? I would have thought it would be essential in some occupations. It all depends what the job is I suppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 My ex employers were developing in China, they also had a minimum English language level in the contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Bear in mind that it's usually not essential for an employment contract to be in writing. If it is in writing, and if it covers the basics, no 'Statement of Terms' is needed. Whereas if it's wholly or partly oral, a 'Statement of Terms' is essential. See Part 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 Right to statements of employment particulars: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/part/I/crossheading/right-to-statements-of-employment-particulars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Bear in mind that it's usually not essential for an employment contract to be in writing. If it is in writing, and if it covers the basics, no 'Statement of Terms' is needed. Whereas if it's wholly or partly oral, a 'Statement of Terms' is essential. ......... What do you mean by "not essential"? Contracts can both verbal and/or written and also be implied by practice, but ..... an employee has the right to a written contract/statement. If the employer refuses to provide it, they are breaking the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaw Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 What if sn employee does not follow written instructions sent by a client and the employee chooses to ignore the instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 What if sn employee does not follow written instructions sent by a client and the employee chooses to ignore the instructions. That sounds like gross misconduct, assuming that the employee's job is to deal with client instructions. Has something happened at your work? It sounds like you're trying to get advice but it's difficult to help without knowing the circumstances. If you want to ask for advice anonymously, send me or one of the Moderators a PM and we'll post it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 What do you mean by "not essential"? Contracts can both verbal and/or written and also be implied by practice, but ..... an employee has the right to a written contract/statement. If the employer refuses to provide it, they are breaking the law. You're right, in part. But my point was that an employee usually does NOT have the right to a written contract (unless the law governing that specific area of employment says so). If there's no written contract, the employee has a right to the Statement of Terms mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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