So, I received an offer from a Japanese company. I signed the contract and they counter signed. The starting date was my arrival date. There was a delay getting my COE. The immigration office just took longer with it, which delayed me being able to get the work visa and everything else. It’s done now and my visa application is in. Now the company wants me to sign a new contract with my new arrival date as the start.
Why would they want me to sign a new contract? What difference does it make? I keep thinking there must be some angle here that benefits them and probably screws me. Should I sign? Do I have to sign? Am I worried about nothing?
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**Second Contract**
So, I received an offer from a Japanese company. I signed the contract and they counter signed. The starting date was my arrival date. There was a delay getting my COE. The immigration office just took longer with it, which delayed me being able to get the work visa and everything else. It’s done now and my visa application is in. Now the company wants me to sign a new contract with my new arrival date as the start.
Why would they want me to sign a new contract? What difference does it make? I keep thinking there must be some angle here that benefits them and probably screws me. Should I sign? Do I have to sign? Am I worried about nothing?
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I’m no HR representative, but your start date should have an impact on things like registration for pension and health insurance, as well as when you would start getting paid.
If everything else in the contract is the same, just the start date is updated to reflect your actual start date then what’s the issue here?
I think you are worried about nothing. I had to be leaving on the day my visa expired, they’re probably just being efficient.
>I keep thinking there must be some angle here that benefits them and probably screws me.
Why would you think that?
You were supposed to start on X date. You missed X date. Now they want a contract that reflects your current, *actual* start date.
If you’re that concerned about it (Which you shouldn’t be) you could, ya know… Read the new contract? See what it has to say, see if there are any differences beyond the start date?