Re: Is this offer of employment legally binding?


"Peter" <peterwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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steve@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:



I am currently on a fixed term contract with a major employer.

My contract expires at the end of June.

I have received a letter saying that they intend making me permanent
at the end of June.

What I would like to know is, does this letter have any contractual
obligation on the employers part.

Here is the important part of the letter as I see it:-

"I am now pleased to be able to confirm that from 28 June 2006 you
will be offered a permanent 52-week contract on the same terms and
conditions as the staff in your department. I shall contact you nearer
the date with a revised contract of employment."


I am concerned that this letter carries no real weight. If they do not
honour this then I will have serious financial difficulties.

I suppose what I am really asking is, Is this legally binding? If not
then I have to consider taking a chance and staying put, or seeking
other employment now to ensure I avoid the finacial problems.

This is the sort of thing that can end up as a contractural train wreck.

The best I can read into this is that the employer is making a
pronouncement
about the employer's intentions. It is not an offer in itself (I cannot
read any idea of an offer into it). If the employer does not come up with
an offer, what redress would be possible? Perhaps if you refrained from
seeking alternative employment on the strength of this letter you might
have some case, by what means I do not know.

Perhaps keep looking for an alternative position until such time that the
employer hands you an employment contract to sign.

I agree, there's never any more certainty in a short term employment
contract beyond the notice period.

Move some eggs into another basket.

tim


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