Letter of notice without contract terms.

Questioner

May 2023 received a notice letter for contract extension, in which it states that the employment conditions still have to be determined. Should have been arranged in June 2024, has not happened to date. Now in December 2023 I have received the message that my contract will not be extended. Is a signed letter of notice without conditions the same as a valid contract? Do the employment conditions of the first expired contract now apply or do the new employment conditions still need to be agreed? Can I now be held to a relationship and a non-compete clause? What are my rights in this?

Lawyer

It is important to understand that I can only provide general guidelines via this route, these should not be used as legal advice. For accurate and tailored legal advice, I advise you to contact a lawyer or attorney as soon as possible. A letter of notice and an employment contract are separate documents with different legal implications. A letter of notice, in your case an announcement of contract extension, is a statement about a possible future situation but not the same as an employment contract or a contract extension. In principle, the employment conditions of the original contract apply until the new employment conditions are specified, unless otherwise specified in the original contract. If no new employment conditions have been provided, it appears that the old contract still applies. As for your question about the relationship and competition clause, the answer depends on what exactly is in your last contract. If these clauses are in that contract, they will in principle remain in force after the end of the agreement, unless another agreement has been made or unless the clauses are unreasonably onerous. I would indeed advise you to take further steps and discuss your situation with a lawyer, they can give you more specific and detailed advice than I can give you now. ------------- Stichting Rechtswinkel.nl is a national organization with students and volunteers. The above advice is based on limited information and may be incomplete or even incorrect for your situation. Always consult a lawyer or attorney for your further steps. Read disclaimer: https://rechtswinkel.nl/disclaimer I would like to invite you to rate the above answer so that we can learn from your response.