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     • An employer can offer a new employment contract to an existing employee, but the employee cannot be forced to accept. An employee’s refusal to accept a new employment contract is not cause for dismissal without pay. However, the employer may terminate the existing employment contract.
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     Can my employer force me to sign a new employment contract?

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   Can my employer force me to sign a new contract?

   • The short answer is no. Your employer can’t force you to sign a new contract and any attempt to force you to enter into a new contract is illegal. An employment contract must be agreed upon by both parties. An employer can’t change the terms of your employment agreement without informing you.

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   Should you ask an existing employee to sign a new employment contract?

   • Anytime you ask an existing employee to sign a new employment contract, it’s important to proceed cautiously. There are risks and pitfalls that wary employers may wish to avoid when making a change to their employment contracts.

   How to Change Employment Contracts - Legally Speaking

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   What happens if an employee is forced to sign a new employment agreement?

   • employee forced to sign a new employment contract in exchange for not being terminated immediately, whereas the new agreement DID NOT provide the employee with ANY added benefit not already bargained for in the original employment agreement (see e.g. Hobbs v. TDI Canada Ltd., 2004 CanLII 44783) 2.

   Can Employer Force Employee to Sign a New Employment Contract to …

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   Can an employer influence an employee to sign a contract?

   • For an employer to have unduly influenced an employee to sign a contract, they must have acted in an unwarranted or excessive manner through persuasion, harassment, termination or demotion to make the employee agree to changes to the terms of their existing contract.

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   What happens if an employee doesn't sign a contract?

   • Provided the employee with 18 months of working notice, if she chose not to sign the contract – This means that they let her know about the new terms of her employment, but if she didn’t want to accept them, then the old terms of her employment would continue for 18 months and then her job would end. This was sufficient reasonable notice.

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   Can a new employment contract be enforceable?

   • Consent should almost certainly be obtained in writing and after providing the employee an opportunity to review and consider the new employment contract. Consent is not enough, however. In order for the new or revised contract to be legally enforceable, there must be an exchange of valuable consideration.

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3. www.htwlaw.ca › post › can-employer-force-employeeCan Employer Force Employee to Sign a New Employment Contract ...

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   Aug 18, 2021 · The Court held at para. 53 that: It is settled law that an employer may transition an employee to a new contract without consideration by providing reasonable notice. In Farber [1997 CanLII 387 (SCC)] , the Supreme Court of Canada made it clear that reasonable notice vitiates the concept of termination.

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   Jun 26, 2019 · Transitioning existing employees to new contracts, whether they be in writing for the first time or new written contracts with proper drafting, is tricky. In order for a contract to be valid, “consideration” must be given to the employee in exchange for their agreement to the terms.

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   Jul 6, 2020 · Your employer can’t legally force you to sign a new employment contract at any point, especially if the agreement further restricts certain parts of your job.

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   Contrary to some misconceptions, employers in Ontario cannot legally force you to sign a new employment contract.

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   Jun 6, 2023 · The short answer is no. Your employer can’t force you to sign a new contract and any attempt to force you to enter into a new contract is illegal. An employment contract must be agreed upon by both parties.

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   Oct 29, 2018 · Anytime you ask an existing employee to sign a new employment contract, it’s important to proceed cautiously. There are risks and pitfalls that wary employers may wish to avoid when making a change to their employment contracts.