Questions tagged [employment-agreement]
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Being asked to sign a "termination certificate" 6 months after resigning
The company is registered in Delaware, US. But I worked for the branch in Europe.
I just got an email that I have to sign a "Termination Certificate" 6 months after quitting.
It states:
I also ...
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My employer wants me to a sign an NDA that is backdated more than 2 years
I've worked at my current employer for a little more than seven years. We're a small startup of about 20 employees. At the beginning of 2014, we started a new project that I was and still am involved ...
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Potential employer is not disclosing any information about themselves without references
I applied to a job via craigslist post. Person contacted me and asked a few qualification questions. My email disclosed my website, and resume and Linkedin.
They then proceeded to ask me for job ...
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What alternatives exist to at-will employment?
I'm in the process of negotiating a move from a UK subsidiary to US head office, based in Pennsylvania.
An element of my potential new employment that concerns me, is that it is 'at-will'. This is ...
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How to work with a technician hired with a grant who argues everything
I am PI (Principal Investigator at University) of some projects (funded my H2020 grants). Some technicians have been hired to support the projects. I gave them the project proposal document so that ...
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Asked to shave facial hair after a pub discussion with team members who took offence
I work in a 75+ person office which, as far as I can tell, is culturally diverse and accommodating. A couple weeks ago my colleagues and I went out for beers and got in a discussion about the ...
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Should I agree to accept any further addition of rules to the company policy? [closed]
I have been a senior software engineer in an Indian based company and owners of the company are an Indian as well for the last two years. Recently all employees were given an agreement to sign. Below ...
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Employment Contract Update - What happens if I do not sign?
I have worked at a Company (London) for 11 years - it is now in a cash critical position and potentially will become insolvent / will be sold.
When I joined, my contract was basic and about 2 ...
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How to ask about potential breach before signing employment agreement
I just recently accepted a job offer and was sent the official employment agreement that I need to sign. I was reviewing the document and I noticed a clause that said I may be required to make ...
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Sabbath Exemption on Saturdays [closed]
At my interview with my employer I told them that the only day I can't work is Saturdays due to my religious beliefs. I was told that was fine as long as I was ok with working on Sundays as the need ...
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Asking for a copy of the company handbook or employment agreement before accepting a job
Many items that matter greatly to me in determining whether a job offer is acceptable tend to only appear in employee handbooks after accepting a position -- and are presented as non-negotiable ...
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New company gave me a job offer, but doesn't want the contract signed until my first day. Should I be worried?
I am currently working at company A. I got a job offer from company B after 10+ hours of interviews, references, a thorough background check, many conversations with HR etc. I am planning to give my ...
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Former Employer just sent me an IP Agreement [duplicate]
A former employer of mine (5 years ago) just sent me an email out of the blue with an updated Intellectual Property Agreement notably more complex than the one I recall signing when I started with ...
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Can I reject a change to my employment contract with an on call clause? - UK
I've worked for few years for an IT company as software developer, the new management wants to amend all our contracts to introduce an on call clause.
In other words it means that all developers are ...
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Why would I sign a separation agreement?
I quit my job recently and my last day is next week. Today they emailed me a separation agreement and asked me to sign it. It basically makes it so I can't sue them - I was just wondering, why would ...
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Is it a common practice to sign an employment-agreement with life-long obligations?
At my current workplace I am being offered to sign an employment-agreement which has a life-long consequences. Specifically it says that even after the termination from the workplace I will still have ...
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Full Time Salary Working On Contracts - Is this a common practice?
I am speaking with a recruiter who has proposed the following to me:
Get paid a yearly salary
Work on contract jobs
In between contracts you still get paid
Full benefits
Get a yearly bonus for each ...
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Typo in employment contract leading to a $9,000 discrepancy [closed]
So when I signed my contract about a month ago, the base salary was 99K. Now I started this Monday, and I was told by someone in HR that the extra 9K was a typo and it was meant to be 90K and it will ...
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How can I change jobs with a long notice period while furloughed?
I work for an organization (and have been there for over a year) that requires you to give 3 months' notice for leaving.
Because of the COVID-19 crisis, we have all been furloughed since May and have ...
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Company wants to negotiate lower salary after signed offer
I got an offer from a consulting company, signed it, and got it signed from them.
Now, their recruiter called me and said if I was open for negotiation. They want to decrease my salary.
They said it'...
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Undecided employer?
I applied for a job. After two weeks they let me know that although I had enough skills and experience I won't be hired because of my three months notice period, and that they decided to hire another ...
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Initial job offer (probation) changed and is different in the contract? I have declined other job offers. Now they have changed my starting date too
Here's my situation:
I have had several successful interviews and gotten 3 offers from different companies, and decided to accept an offer from one of them.
The thing is this, they had initially ...
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Hired to work in IT on H1B visa in U.S. but being told not to do any work [closed]
I moved from Canada to Los Angeles (along with my wife) in early 2017, on a H1B visa to work in I.T. and virtualization for a medium-sized firm (technically, it's a firm run by one man, no board of ...
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Transport in a workplace
I have a small question regarding transport in shift based work over a certain time (say midnight).
My girlfriends shift in a pub finished last night around 12:30 as they had a new menu on and ...
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Worried about getting fired, but would like to give 2-3 months notice
I’ve been at my job as a junior copywriter for nearly two years. The standards where I work are very high and I’ve been struggling to keep up. They are concerned about my lack of progress (despite my ...
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Company doesn't appear to be active in government registry
I'm offered a permanent position in a company.
When I look the company up, the company appears as "Inactive - Discontinued " since a few months before. This is in the federal registry. Name ...
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How (and if) to ask to be paid for overtime (Ontario Engineer) [duplicate]
So I'm in a bit of a tricky situation right now, and would like some advice. Here is the relevant background information:
I am a salaried employee (engineer in training) based in Ontario, Canada. ...
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new job delay starting due to Coronavirus
I was supposed to start my new job on March 16, after quitting my old job (my last day was 3/1)
I have already signed a contract with my start date included, but two things:
I asked to postpone the ...
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Company to contact future employers, if any, without my knowledge
On an employment contract i'm offered, there's a clause saying that The-Company can contact any one of my future employers in regard of my obligations -
"The-Company may inform prospective ...
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Employment contract and expected hours worked (UK)
In an employment contract it states the minimum number of hours which is 37.5 which appears to be the standard, however it also states that some flexibility is necessary and from time to time the ...
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What are the common practices for resigning when under an Australian employment contract? [closed]
I have been offered an employment contract in Australia for three years on a temporary 457 visa. I am a United States citizen.
The contract is governed by an enterprise agreement worked out between a ...
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Give notice or resign before starting?
I have signed a contract with a company and am due to start next week. However, recent events made me reconsider starting this new role. The contract mentions that I need to give a week's notice to ...
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Startup going under - who owns the code? [closed]
I worked for a startup as a software developer. I never got an employment agreement. I never signed a NDA. I also never signed any non-compete document. In the beginning I was paid by direct deposit ...
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Is it reasonable to ask to delay exit date?
I recently resigned from my job to start a new job. However I was asked to delay my last date because we are short of people and I was responsible for number of projects. I agreed to continue for ...
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Should I tell a friend that I'm disappointed in the way he's running his business which hired me?
This is a long, complex situation, and I'm not sure how to proceed.
A bit of backstory, I made friends with a guy that I work with. He bails more often than not on hanging out, which is irritating ...
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Original documents submission before joining a company
I recently received an offer from a company. The HR of the company called a few days back after the negotiations got over and said that they have a system of employing a third party to do a background ...
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Had a prospective interview,now have another job. How to approach prospective employer?
Last month I had 2 interviews with companies that are likely to be employing in January. One of the companies is a dream company, the other is a company that I would still really like to work for.
In ...
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Presented With Employment Contracts Without A Written Offer
I had a final interview yesterday in which the perspective employer called me shortly after to let me know I blew away the competition and got the job. They sent me 10 documents in an email and not ...
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What compensation should a recruiter get when I terminate my contract? [closed]
I was recruited last month by an agency. The job was not working out. I handed in my notice to the employer. It was an amicable parting. Now the recruiter is angry and is demanding compensation. I was ...
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What does it mean if I am non billable on my project yet a useful resource. Will they fire me?
I work as a non billable member in my company. But I complete my tasks assigned to me on time for my project. Is there a chance that in future my company will fire me just because I am non billable?
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Does “date of agreed resignation” mean the date that I handed in my notice or does that mean by last day of work?
My contract says: From the date of his/her employment and for a period of one (1) months after the termination of his/her employment with the Company, the Employee shall not, without the Company's ...
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Employment contract in a small company
A small Canadian company sent me an offer of employment in which there is nothing said about my salary figures (which does not concern me, as I and my employer have discussed this verbally). The only ...
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Work Status Negotiation: put all cards on the table or incremental negotiation?
I wish to negotiate a change in my employment status from Full-time telecommute worker to Part-time telecommute contractor. The purpose of changing work agreements is so I can travel whist working and ...
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Schizophrenia in the workplace: what reasonable accommodations could the afflicted ask for? [closed]
Background:
This is inspired by this question of mine on Academia Stack Exchange, where I ask how best I could prepare for teaching responsibilities in a research academic role in spite of my main ...
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Long employment agreement [closed]
I am in the process of changing a job, and I just got the employment agreement papers - they're 10 pages long... I'm not used to such things, until now in all my jobs they had 3 pages max.
It says ...
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Acceptance of resignation letter with clauses [closed]
I have resigned from a company where I worked for 8 months. I have received a letter called "Acceptance of Resignation" which is 4 pages of clauses, and they're telling me to sign it.
It states the ...
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Can my new employer require me to sign an agreement agreeing to repay training costs provided by another employee if I terminate by end of year?
I started my position in February and was presented today, 3/5/2020, with an "Employment Agreement" which states, in part, "If the employee terminates employment prior to December 31, 2020, liquidated ...
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Contract Amendment with Promotion Offer
I have been offered a promotion within my company but the offer letter includes some changes to my existing employment contract. The main one which concerns me is a Mobility clause that allows them ...
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Was I Fired? Fired, then Boss changed mind? What does that mean? [closed]
After looking a long-weekend on a software project that needed to be out the client asap, I slept in on Monday morning (my schedule has no set hours). By the afternoon, I checked my e-mail and found ...
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Asked to attend overview meetings before a firm offer has been made by potential employer
I am looking for advice/best practice on how to handle discussions and negotiations with a potential employer.
I've been in discussions to take a role with a potential employer. The discussions ...
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