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Gordon Douglas 03008534 Law of the work Place Module No. LW22035 Lecturer. Leslie Milliken Unfair Dismissal Essay Before looking at the implications implied terms can have on a contract of employment and looking at the power implied terms gives to judges when interpreting such contracts, it is important to first find out if a person is under a contract of employment and to ascertain if this contract is legal in a court of law. In defining a contract, Jenks' Digest of English Level Law 2.1 states that a contract is "an agreement which creates, or is intended to create, a legal obligation between the parties to it"1. Contracts of employment can be written or spoken, there are no particular formalities required. There are however exceptions to this general rule under the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995. A written document is required for the creation, variation or extinction of an interest in land, gratuitous unilateral obligations (unless...

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