Hi,

Ive worked for my company for 2 years now and recently discovered that my contract entitles me to an extra 30 hours paid holiday a year than I have been taking.

I have informed my company of this and they have informed me that this is a "copy and paste" error that should never have been enterred into my contract. My manager has informed me that the HR department will be writing to me and most likely sending me a new updated contract.

My questions are;
* Do I have to sign this new contract? Or, can I refuse and demand that they honour my original contract as lazy typing and lack of any proof reading on their behalf before they signed the contract is not my fault?
* If I do refuse to accept a new contract could any action be taken against me?

Other colleagues of mine that are in the same position have also expressed an interest in back-claiming holiday pay for the previous years which were never taken. Would we be legally entitled to do this? Or, would it be refused as we also never noticed the entitlement?

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Originally Posted by Chinny12345

* Do I have to sign this new contract? or, can I refuse and demand that they honour my original contract as lazy typing and lack of any proof reading on their behalf before they signed the contract is not my fault?
* If I do refuse to accept a new contract could any action be taken against me?

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Hello C:

No, you don't have to sign. Yes, you can demand they honor your present contract. A date or two that possibly might be wrong will not be upheld.. BUT, a complete passage that grants you certain RIGHTS, WILL absolutely be upheld, even if it was a mistake. No, there's nothing your company can do to you, except not renew your contract when it's up.

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