Wording in employment contract

[LG93]

Hi all, hoping someone knowledgeable can help me.

DH has been promoted and brought his new contract home today. It says the commencement date is today, and says that 'your period of employment with us began on the commencement date and your continuous employment with us is deemed to have begun on that date'. He's been there nearly 6 years so his employment didn't start on that date (although it did for this promoted role) is this ok? I'm worried that if it doesn't state when he actually started if he needed to go to tribunal or whatever down the line his rights wouldn't kick in until 2 years after this new contract even though he's been in continual employment?

Just ask them to correct it. It just sounds like a mistake.

Well spotted.
It needs amending to reflect: the actual date of his promotion, and then the date that he started working for them six years ago i.e. the continuous date.

It's probably a mistake I agree, rather than anything sinister. Get it changed though.

Thanks both. Agree it's probably more of an oversight rather than them trying to get one over as it's a small company and he's on good terms with them. Will get him to mention it to them and get it amended

LG, if it's a small company then it's likely that someone has a standard contract on the computer and haven't amended it properly to suit the situation when they downloaded it.

I hope that your DH realises what a diamond he has in you!
Best wishes!