Is an Oral Agreement Binding?
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Question
Shalom.
A woman signed an employment contract, and verbally she was told that they trust her to remain at the job for at least two years, but this is not written in the contract. Is this binding?
Answer
Shalom u-vracha.
Any condition that was stated before the employment, and with this in mind the worker began to work, takes effect even if it is not written in the contract.
Source
In siman 333, se’if 1, it is explained that the beginning of the work constitutes a kinyan on the obligation to work, and just as regarding the work itself it creates a kinyan, so too with all the conditions. See also the Rema, se’if 8 there, concerning conditions and agreements in the hiring of workers.
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