It is important to always insist on a written contract of employment before you offer your labour. [Photo/citizentv.co.ke]
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where your employer refused to remit your pay?When this occurs, it may imply that your arrangement with your employer was not in writing, specifying the terms and conditions, therefore the owner could easily give the excuse that he was not aware of your work arrangement.The reality, however, is that by the owner of the business allowing you to work in his or her premise regularly, constituted a psychological employment contract, recognised by the law, where the two of you (yourself and the employer) verbally agreed to a contract as employee/employer and therefore you are entitled to pay.Refusing to pay salary after work amounts to infringing on your rights by trying to steal your pay and, in the process risking litigation if you decide to take that route.What you only have to prove in a court is that you actually worked and can get witnesses who saw you working or receiving instructions and executing assignments given by the employer.It is also instructive that you were recruited by an agency and this agency should come out to protect your rights.However, it is important to always insist on a written contract of employment before you offer your labour.