Contracts

[xmyboys]

Sorry, another quick question, hoping someone can help.

When you are given a contract, what is the legal (if there is one) minimum requirement to read and sign?

Your question doesn't make sense. Do you mean how quickly you must sign it? In which case it's between the two parties in question. Have you been offered a job/given a new contract that you are not happy with or something?

I have an employee that wants a week to read a contract. In the end I've said they can take as long as they need, obviously won't have any work for them until it's signed though.

I wouldn't have done that tbh. When I issue employment contracts for new starters I always put a date they must have accepted the offer by - you don't want the situation where your new employee decides to take up the offer a few months down the line by which time you've given up and employed someone else.

Agree with flowery but you can send them a further letter saying that you need a response by x even after doing this and resending the contract. Your original offer would then be cancelled by the counter-offer.