Employment law myths: contracts

We continue a series of articles on employment law myths with a look at some popular myths around contracts of employment. 

• Topic of the week: Employment law myths around contracts We dispel some popular myths about contracts of employment. 

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The XpertHR employment law manual explains the law on the formation of the employment contract and employers' and employees' contractual rights on termination. 

The XpertHR policies and documents section includes model documents relating to contracts, including a Written statement of terms and conditions of employment. We also have a model Letter withdrawing a conditional offer of employment. 

The XpertHR FAQs section provides answers to questions about contracts, for example: What constitutes an acceptance of an offer of employment?, Where an individual has accepted an offer of employment but has since informed the employer that he or she is no longer able to start on the agreed date, can the employer retract the offer? and What happens if there is no written agreement of the contractual terms?