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The US goes mostly on verbal contracts for permanent employees. I don't personally know of any non-executive exceptions, but there must be some. EDIT: P.S. Ev
by loewenskind 16y ago
The US goes mostly on verbal contracts for permanent employees. I don't personally know of any non-executive exceptions, but there must be some.
EDIT: P.S. Even if it's a signed contract, that still doesn't mean it's enforcable.
- hugh3 16y agoThe US also goes on at-will employment, so regardless of how legally enfoceable his contract may be (in that they can't sue him for violating it), they can fire him for violating it.
- loewenskind 16y agoSome states are at-will employment. I would avoid working in those states, they give the employer way too much power over the worker.
- DannoHung 16y agoWhich states aren't at-will employment?
- roel_v 16y agoLOL. All states except Montana have at-will employment, albeit that the nature of exceptions varies across states. Where do you live?
- loewenskind 16y agoI always lived in an at-will state, but I wouldn't ever go back there to work. I was under the impression that the states were either Union (California?) or "Right to work".
- loewenskind 16y agowtf is with the downvoting here? If you have a problem with the post please state it so it can be discussed.
- loewenskind 16y agoNice. Stay classy.
- astine 16y agoI work in the US and have never had a job where there wasn't some kind of signed contract. I'd feel that a company that didn't put its expectations of its employees in writing was somewhat shady.
- matwood 16y agoI've worked in numerous jobs in the US and have never had to sign a contract. One tried to make me sign one of those 'anything you invent even on your own time is our property' documents and I told them no to which they said don't worry about it then. The company I work for now was acquired awhile back and the software I work on is one of the main reasons for acquisition. I fully expected them to try and present some contracts, but they didn't. Most likely they correctly thought that I wouldn't sign it without some increase in pay and benefits, and they didn't want to give me any additional money.