An addendum to my employment contract specifies a certain number of large projects/tasks per year. The employer tried to increase the number without extra compensation in previous years, but when I pointed out the contract, I got the contracted number. This year again the workload was increased without compensation but talking about the contract only got me a point blank refusal of extra payment or anything else. Covid was the excuse.
My preferred outcome is that I would do the extra projects and get paid fairly for these. As opposed to refusing the above-contract work. Is it possible to legally obtain payment for the extra work after doing it, say next year? Assume the employer does not want to pay and has to be forced by Fair Work or the courts. Or is me doing the work considered some kind of tacit agreement to a new contract with higher workload and the same pay?
The contract does not specify hours, just the tasks.
A related question seems to be Contract not honouerd Is there some legal detail that makes a difference between that question and mine?
My preferred outcome is that I would do the extra projects and get paid fairly for these. As opposed to refusing the above-contract work. Is it possible to legally obtain payment for the extra work after doing it, say next year? Assume the employer does not want to pay and has to be forced by Fair Work or the courts. Or is me doing the work considered some kind of tacit agreement to a new contract with higher workload and the same pay?
The contract does not specify hours, just the tasks.
A related question seems to be Contract not honouerd Is there some legal detail that makes a difference between that question and mine?