Regularly clients come to me in dispute over employment contracts they thought were watertight. After a seminar recently, an employer approached me about an employee who misrepresented his skills, experience and ultimately his qualifications. The employer terminated the employee and was not involved in litigation. His questions around contracts squarely raised many misconceptions employers have with contracts of employment.
What happens when you have employed a candidate based on what he or she said, only to find out later it is not true. Such representations made by candidates form the fundamental basis of your offer of employment. How do you protect yourself? The answer is surprisingly simple.
Date Published: 11 August 2009
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