Legal entitlement to contract ?

Is there a legal entitlement to get an employment contract ?

I started a new job 2 months ago, and haven't seen anything on paper.

My salary is being paid but that's it so far

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The Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001 provide that an employer is obliged to provide an employee with a written statement of terms of employment within the first two months of the commencement of employment.

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Thanks for that

ClubMan said:

Yes.

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The Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001 provide that an employer is obliged to provide an employee with a written statement of terms of employment within the first two months of the commencement of employment.

What if you don't get one? I am in a similar situation, and not happy about it. One of the guys is leaving the company, giving which I consider enough notice ( almost 3 weeks) given we do not have a contract in writing, and the boss is not happy at all about it.

Contact the DETE Employment Rights section for info on your statutory rights in this context.

Just queried this with DETE this week and this is the reply I got:

"The employer is obliged to give you a written statement of terms and conditions in the first two months of your employment. If he doesn't provide a statement, you could take a case to a Rights Commissioner to get one."

I have been working for my present company for just over 5 years and have never received a contract. I even composed one and typed it up but my employer has never signed it!! The company has over 50 employees and as far as I know no-one has ever received a contract. It comes up for discussion every so often and then just dies away again.

I am thinking of leaving in the next few months so it suits me at the moment not to have a contract, as I am only obliged to give one week's notice without a contract. One week will not be sufficient to find a replacement let alone train them - but that won't be my problem!