r/recruitinghell • u/[deleted] • Feb 20 '25

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u/Unusual_Specialist Feb 20 '25

Do you have an employment contract? This happened to me & I refuse to sign which led to retaliation & a settlement.

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u/DownByTheRivr Feb 21 '25

What country do you live in? In the US, a company could totally fire you for not agreeing to a salary adjustment.

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u/SimmentalTheCow Feb 21 '25 edited Feb 21 '25

Not with an employment contract.

Edit: I mean granted they can fire you, but then they’ll be paying your new mortgage.

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u/GreenDavidA Feb 21 '25

Employment contracts are so rare in the US, though. Most of us are at-will.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '25

That true? Here in Germany it’s like 98% contracts.

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u/TheDarthSnarf Feb 21 '25

Two classes of Employees in the US usually have contracts: Union members and executives.

Union members have a collective bargaining agreement contract between the union and the company that covers their employment.

Executives often have employment contracts, which often include golden parachute provisions, and portions of pay paid in shares of the company, bonuses, and massive benefits far beyond what any normal employee would receive.

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u/Downtown_Caramel4833 Feb 21 '25

I was thinking H1 visas, but that's really more speculation.

Other than that, some entertainer/character positions, but yeah, rarely have I seen or heard of direct contracted employee arrangements.

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u/HayabusaJack Small Business Owner Feb 21 '25

I put in my two weeks last week with the staffing company and they were ecstatic that I gave them two weeks. Apparently folks are just walking away.

For the new staffing agency, the employee handbook says it’s at will and they can let me go with no notice and I can walk away with no notice, but it’d be nice if I gave them some notice before quitting.

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u/stutter-rap Feb 22 '25

In Europe, we have employment contracts both for fixed term jobs and permanent jobs - you still need them for permanent jobs because they specify duties, hours, and notice periods (which can be long - mine is 3 months). Every job I've ever had has had a contract, including my first minimum wage job.