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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
I think that simply you are not able to reply to the legal issues raised by my thread but this is not a problem. I invite you to carry on trying to find a reply to these legal issues.- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
You tell me that my opinion does not relate to employment law. It was the reply that I was expecting for a long time because you are the first to explain why you disagree with me. So the question is whether or not the principle of ‘offer and acceptance’ of contract law applies also to employment...- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
1. Concerning the principle of ‘offer and acceptance’ of contract there is a difference between offering something and withdrawing something that we have already offered and has been accepted. It is like in the day to day life you are not forced to offer a gift to anyone and anyone is forced to...- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
I was asked to work seven hours per day during about two weeks that the project should have lasted I say my contract is not a zero hours contract because in a zero hours contract it is understood that if a company offer work and it is accepted the company should have the right to cancel this...- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
I was asked to sign a contract where it is stated at the top that it is a zero hours contract but a contract is not a zero hours contract simply because we call it a zero hours contract because there is no statutory definition of a zero hours contract. Hence in order a contract is what we...- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
1. ‘LondonManc’ says “What was the reason given for getting rid of you?” They have noticed that I have a physical difference which made them believe that I was not suitable for the job and it is why they removed me from the project at the end of the project. However this is only prejudice...- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
Concerning my numbering I use it for a question of clarity to separate any different points. I can use the 'quoting system' only if I have something to quote- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
1. ‘SueEllen’ says “Well if you done your research you don't need our help and can do it all yourself” Unfortunately not even if have done research I am not a lawyer 2. ‘LondonManc’ says “Just to be clear. What is it that you actually want? That he'll honour the work promise of somewhere...- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
1. WTFH says “Have you got some kind of legal qualification or are you studying for one? The way you word things comes across as someone who has been provided with a little bit of legal knowledge (or has found advice on internet forums) and is trying to apply it to a particular case.” I have...- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
1. Even if my employer would have offered me one day work instead of a project he would not have been able to cancel it because there is not a clause in our contract giving him the right to withdraw offer of work. And it is why other zero hours contract have such a clause and it is why my...- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
1. It will not be worthwhile to hire a contract lawyer for a two-week contract. And what I want is to be taken back and not necessary an amount of money 2. What is stated in my contract is the same as in any zero hours contract i.e. my employer is not obliged to provide me with a minimum level...- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
‘Northernladuk’ says “I thought if they entered in to an agreement like that it ceased to be a zero hours contract?” It why maybe some true zero hours contract have a clause which says that the employer reserves the right to withdraw offer of work at his discretion I heard that ‘zero-hours...- window
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The rule about offer and acceptance concerning offers of work
In contract law there is a rule on ‘offer and acceptance’ which says that when an offer is made and it has been accepted it becomes binding. Therefore I would like to know if concerning a ‘zero hours contract’ when an employer offers by example a two-week project and the casual worker accepts...- window
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Fixed-terms contract and a specialist employee for a project
1. I found in the government website https://www.gov.uk/fixed-term-contracts/what-counts-as-a-fixedterm-contract the following concerning fixed-term contracts “What counts as a fixed-term contract Employees are on a fixed-term contract if both of the following apply: they have an employment...- window
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