3 Month Contract, can it be broken

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My sister has been offered a 3 month contract,she is wondering if she takes this and say a full time job came up in 6 weeks for example ,can she give notice or what are her options.
 
No, a contract is an agreement between her and her employer, when she signs it she is bound to it for the entire three months. If she breaks the contract before the period of time she can be held accountable.
 
What does it say in the contract? I have seen three month contracts with one week notice periods for both sides
 
From http://www.dillon.ie/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=81

Statutory Notice
Under the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act, 1973, employees are entitled to minimum notice periods as follows:
- Where an employee has over 13 weeks’ continuous service with an employer but less than 2 years’ continuous service they are entitled to one week’s notice.
-Where an employee has 2 years or more continuous service, but less than 5 years, they are entitled to two weeks’ notice.
-Where an employee has 5 years or more continuous service but less than 10 years, they are entitled to four weeks’ notice.
-Where an employee has 10 years or more continuous service but less than 15 years they are entitled to six weeks’ notice.
-Where an employee has 15 years or more continuous service, they are entitled to eight weeks’ notice.




Does that mean a three week contract (12 weeks) Doesn't qualify for a notice period in a contract?
 
What if they just didn't bother finish out the contract? When people say hold you accountable what can they actually do? Court? Fine? Surely not?
 
Sunny said:
What does it say in the contract? I have seen three month contracts with one week notice periods for both sides
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Sunny you are spot on she was over and we wen through contract,1 weeks notice by either side. AAM is great
 
Cat101 said:
From http://www.dillon.ie/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=81

Statutory Notice
Under the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act, 1973, employees are entitled to minimum notice periods as follows:
- Where an employee has over 13 weeks’ continuous service with an employer but less than 2 years’ continuous service they are entitled to one week’s notice.
-Where an employee has 2 years or more continuous service, but less than 5 years, they are entitled to two weeks’ notice.
-Where an employee has 5 years or more continuous service but less than 10 years, they are entitled to four weeks’ notice.
-Where an employee has 10 years or more continuous service but less than 15 years they are entitled to six weeks’ notice.
-Where an employee has 15 years or more continuous service, they are entitled to eight weeks’ notice.




Does that mean a three week contract (12 weeks) Doesn't qualify for a notice period in a contract?
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A contract can add to, but not subtract from, your statutory rights.
 
Yeager said:
What if they just didn't bother finish out the contract? When people say hold you accountable what can they actually do? Court? Fine? Surely not?
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The penalty for breech of contract would/should be stated in the contract.
 
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