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Job offer and legal aspects

Job offer and legal aspects

Job offer and legal aspects

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Hi All,

I am new in this forum. I have three questions regarding new employment in engineering area.

1/- How to make sure a job contract is in line with the offer letter. What are the main / essential terms that should be in general checked ?
2/- When you hand over your resignation notice to the current employer is it to be signed by both parties to become legal (means resignation is duly accepted) or is there a sort of clearance document to ask to current company so that you leave safely?
3/- When you verbally agree on the phone with an employer that you accept the job they are offering, and then later on decline the work, are there legal consequences like law suit? I mean by this is it binding ? Actually I have to choose between two job offers and I want to be on the safe side as I have to decline a job position which I have already accepted over the phone.

Thank you

RE: Job offer and legal aspects

Welcome garyengineer2. I hope your stay on the forum is long and profitible. Laws vary with jurisdiction. Where are you located? I'm not sure how many employment law experts you'll find here, but it probably won't hurt much to ask.

RE: Job offer and legal aspects

It looks like you are in the Netherlands, and I have no idea what the employment rules are there. But I do have something to share regarding your item #3. There was a point in my career when I was unemployed, and had interviewed at two different companies in different parts of the United States. The interviews took place about a month apart. I received a job offer from each company, and I had a difficult time deciding which one to accept. When I made my decision, I called the company that I decided to not work for first and told them that I was declining their offer. They were not happy that I had turned them down, but understood when I told them that the other position I had been offered looked like a better fit. I called the second company next to let them know that I was accepting their offer. It was then that they told me they were withdrawing their offer because I had taken too long to make a decision. I was shocked. Earlier that morning I had two job offers in hand. By lunchtime I had nothing.

The lesson here is to make your decision in a timely manner. Don't make these companies wait too long. And call the one you plan on accepting the offer from FIRST.

Maui

www.EngineeringMetallurgy.com

RE: Job offer and legal aspects

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And call the one you plan on accepting the offer from FIRST.
I think this is item #1. Goes right along with "Don't quit your current job until you're sure you have another to move to."

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

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