Should I start without being given a contract first?

[aaron_2000]

So I start a new IT job on Monday. They said I'd be given a contract by mail which hasn't happened, the agent I've been dealing with is pushing me to start anyway without having read a contract first, should I tell them I want a contract before I start or should I start anyway?

[RacerMDR]

Start - assuming you've already resigned and have nothing else to do.

[StevieBee]

I assume you will be working a probation period.

Probations work both ways so you'll have the opportunity to raise any issues on the contract during or at the end of this period.

Go get stuck in!

Good luck.

[baileybobs]

The last 3 months i worked without a contract and was told "it will be with you soon"....as soon as i got it i quit on the spot as they had added some things i did not agree with.

There wont be a next time but if there was i would want to see the contract asap...the guy who took over from me got his contract the day he started and they asked him to sign straight away.

Edited by baileybobs on Friday 1st December 17:35

[Hoink]

Start.

Same happened to me earlier in the year. The HR dept. was behind so I received my contract in my second week.

[bucksmanuk]

Start - but read it very very carefully.... before signing

[PorkInsider]

Is the missing bit, “I decided I quite like computers...”?

It’s always fun trying to guess what went before the “So” at the start of a sentence.

[Countdown]

aaron_2000 said:

So I start a new IT job on Monday. They said I'd be given a contract by mail which hasn't happened, the agent I've been dealing with is pushing me to start anyway without having read a contract first, should I tell them I want a contract before I start or should I start anyway?

It depends on what assurances you feel that a contract would give you, that you NEED to have, before you start working for them.

[anonymous-user]

You already have a contract. The notion that a contract needs a document is a misconception. A few types of contract have to be in writing. Employment contracts are not one of those types.

An employer has to provide an employee with a statement of key terms. This may or may not contain all of the contractual terms.

If after starting you receive a document that contains things not already agreed then either agree them, negotiate them away, or leave.