To the learned nairalanders. Please can an employer and employee relationship be legally established without appointment letter under the Nigerian law?

I think the contract wil be binding after u must have collected ur appointment letter

In contractual law, there is something called "offer" and "acceptance". It does not have to be written. Just the action of entering a bus to a destination is an offer to carry you there in consideration for a fee being the transport fare. The fact that you report somewhere every month and they pay you for work done shows that there is a "tacit" contract. However the labour law does state that an employee must be given a letter not later than 3 months from date of employment and this letters should cover all the salient points of the contract: date contract comes into force, salary, work hours, location of employment, etc This is because too often, people lack integrity and are wont to renege on agreements hence the law. where there is no letter either of you can end the contract with no strings attached and no legal consequences. Depending on your leverage in the relationship as well as its nature you should insist unless it is a job you want to be free to walk away from without hassles.

I it i tink there is sth called 'offer', acceptance, consideration nd intend to create legally relation.

@ all: according to Nigeria Labour section 7sub section 1,states that :not later Dan 3 months after d beginning of a worker period of employment with an employer, d employer SHALL GIVE TO THE WORKER A WRITTEN STATEMENT SPECIFYING:
A: name of d employer, addy,nature of d employment, (full staff of contact) rate of wages and time to be paid etc.
Back to d question its a must, any employer day fail to give EL within 3months breach contract of employment. Its must be in a written form Not Verbal. Note, I am not a lawyer Ooo

Well i think i might just know how to answer your question. check www.yahoo-mail.com.ng/contract-employment

Formation of contract of employment. www.businessplannigeria.com.ng/formation-contract-employment