My employer broke my contract. To what am I entitled?
This was a very casual contract, as I work as a nanny in a foreign country, but I was contracted to work until December. Today, I was let go, with one month's salary. I have been with the same family for 2 1/2 years and feel that I am entitled to more, but I'm not sure how this normally works. There is no clause in the contract about what happens if one of us breaks it. What should I do?
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Not sure what you mean by "casual contract." It's either an enforceable, written contract or it isn't.
Insofar as lacking any verbage on what happens if one or the other party breaks the contract, that doesn't matter as long as the terms are spelled out clearly.
It's breach of contract. You can sue for the amount you are owed up to December (i.e. the value of the remaining part of the contract) and lawyer's fees.
Take the money and start looking for another job.
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is it in writing?
why did they let you go? is it something you want in public?
You have an obligation to mitigate your damages by trying to find another job. If you find one right away, then keep the severance pay as a gift. if you are able to get work, and don't, courts will award you nothing.
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