Contract Disputes
Contract Disputes
Contract disputes and disagreements at work are stressful and can happen whether you have a written contract of employment in place or not.
Contract disputes can also, sometimes, lead to further issues, such as discrimination and constructive dismissal, so it is important they are sorted out speedily. Not only for your rapid peace of mind but to stop any escalation.
Contract disputes can come in many shapes and size, but all are destabilising for you as an employee and cause negative feelings between you and your employer, particularly if there is no clear grievance policy or helpful attitude in response to your grievance.
Breaches of contract can include:
- Your employer fails to pay you in line with your contractual terms
- Your employer varying or attempting to vary, your contract terms without your agreement
- Your employer failing to pay you a bonus payment due, because you are on maternity leave
- Your employer fails to pay you commissions or bonuses, which are in your contractual terms
- Your employer asks you to work additional hours outside of your contractual terms
These are just some of the more common examples. In the event of any kind of breach of contract
terms, you should ideally take it up with your employer internally first. Your employer should have a
grievance policy in place, clearly setting out the process you should follow. If, however, after going
through the process, you still have an unresolved dispute, we can help.
How we help you
- Our experienced employment lawyers talk to you, to understand in detail what has happened and the nature of your dispute. Experienced in all areas of contractual employment law, our approachable lawyers guide and support you through the range of options available, in clear and simple terms.
- We are upfront and completely transparent about our costs from the start; discussing these along with funding options available to you, including legal expense insurance. We can offer a structured range of service and support, depending on how much support you need, and what your circumstances are.
- We focus on getting the result you need for full satisfaction of the dispute so that you can put it behind you and carry on with your career, with full peace of mind and assurance about the future.
If you think you may have, or have grounds for, a contractual dispute, or have a query about a potential dispute, get in touch with our approachable employment law team for an informal discussion in confidence. We are here to help and advise you in all aspects of employment contract law.
