Employment - our tips for you
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Your employer cannot make deductions from your pay without your authority, and you can withdraw that authority in writing at any time.
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The 90 day trial period must be agreed to in the employment agreement before the employee starts work, or the trial period is invalid
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If an employer’s action or inaction makes the situation at work so intolerable for the employee that the employee resigns, it may be considered a constructive dismissal and subject to a personal grievance.
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A contractor cannot raise a personal grievance – but it is sometimes hard to tell the real nature of the relationship and sometimes an employee can be wrongly classified as a contractor.
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For an employer to enforce a restraint of trade there must be a specific restraint of trade clause in the employment agreement. Even if there is such a clause in the employment agreement, it may not be enforceable. It is very important for the conditions of the clause to be reasonable.