Contracts of employment - a guide to using the law for union reps (September 2013)

Chapter 1

1. WHAT MAKES A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT?

This Chapter looks at:

• offer and acceptance (including conditional offers and references);

• the need for certainty;

• intention to create legal relations;

• consideration; and

• the effect of illegality on employment contracts


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