There are thousands of businesses around Australia that don’t have employment contracts in place. Small to medium businesses in particular think that it’s unnecessary to have contracts of employment simply because they may only hire 1 or 2 people but this is simply not the case.
An employment contract is a written agreement between employees and employers. It sets out the responsibilities, duties and rights of both parties. When an employee first accepts a job, a verbal contract is automatically applied however, a verbal contract does not and cannot replace the security of having a written employment contract.
Written contracts of employment help businesses by reducing the risk of claims against them and possible disputes. There are plenty of employers that don’t believe or want employment contracts implemented because they believe that this gives them greater flexibility but in fact, this can cause more harm than good. If their relationship breaks down with their employee there’s no telling how much damage can be done to their company, it’s just not worth the risk.
It may not be a relationship breakdown between employer and the employee but just human error in remembering the detailed facts of a verbal agreement. After all, we are just human and how on earth can you keep details like working hours, holiday entitlements, detailed job descriptions, notice periods, rate of pay and terms and conditions of an employee memorised? It’s just simply not possible for business owners, especially if they have more than 1 employee. So ask yourself – why doesn’t my company have an employment contract? Is it that I just don’t have the energy or time to implement one or is it the lawyer fees?
If you’ve answered YES to those questions then now you have ZERO excuses. You’re on our website so start protecting your assets and be the responsible business owner you know you can be. Create Employment Contract
You’re not going to pay lawyer fees, you’ll receive a fully customised employment contract and it will take less than 30mins to create.
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