14th May 2008, 01:58 PM
I believe that you are entitled to a written contract, but the organisation doesn't have to give it to you straight away. (I vaguely remember a 'reasonable period' clause....)
However, the fact that you don't have a written contract doesn't mean you don't have one from the point of view of their responsibilities to you. You have a right to the standard conditions of employment etc. (i.e. you don't have to have a contract to be considered employed by that organisation).
I would guess that isn't the problem though? If the organisation has a staff handbook etc, that could be a good starting place for any contractual issues.
However, the fact that you don't have a written contract doesn't mean you don't have one from the point of view of their responsibilities to you. You have a right to the standard conditions of employment etc. (i.e. you don't have to have a contract to be considered employed by that organisation).
I would guess that isn't the problem though? If the organisation has a staff handbook etc, that could be a good starting place for any contractual issues.