Q: If the address of the employer is wrong on the parties section is the contract void?
I am trying to get get out of my contract so I don't need to give 2 months notice (I am an office administrator who has worked there 2.5 years and want to give just under 5 weeks notice). On the front of the document both our details are right however on the parties section where it shows what the company is the address is wrong. It's an old address that I have never worked at. Does this make the document void? I didn't notice it when I signed it.
A:
A wrong Company address will simply be attributed to “Mutual Mistake.” This is an example where neither party noticed it was wrong. When there is a Mutual Mistake, the remedy is usually to reform the contract to reflect the parties true intentions. Said differently, it is was an error put into writing. Based on the fact that the terms of the contract reflect your intentions, the contract is valid.
In reading your case, it appears this is an employment contract. The general rule, is if you are paid monthly, you should give a month's notice. If you are paid weekly, you should give a week's notice. It appears this contract was designed to give your employer time to find, hire and train your replacement. Talk to your boss about your intentions to give 5-weeks notice. Generally, when an employer knows that an employee wants to leave their employment, they want to open to door to let them go as soon as possible, for fear they might damage some aspect of the Company.
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