[TheSutterDynasty]

Originally Posted by Canehdianman

Given that you are essentially asking for free legal advice, I thought I'd wait to see if any of the other lawyers on here would answer.

I can't really help you. Each situation is specific, I don't practice employment law, and I'm not insured to help even if I could.

I'll recommend that you contact the Law Society's Lawyer Referral Service.

http://www.lawsociety.ab.ca/public/lawyer_referral.aspx

Thanks. I thought I was asking just a general question but you're right, I should probably talk to a lawyer.

Well, if there is no contract there are no obligations on either side.
That's how contracts work. Once it's fulfilled either side can do what they want.

I was being a bit tongue in cheek earlier with my "give it a read" bit in my first response, but I'm serious. Have you actually read the whole thing? It probably lays out what happens when the contract expires. For example it could say that it continues indefinitely with either side having being able to terminate it at any time.

If they offered you something new/different now that it's expired your options are likely take it or leave it, because you don't have any current contract with them.

The difference being this is employee-employer relationship, not a contractor. I have read it thoroughly, yes. But I have heard that if you haven't signed a new contract as an employee then it defects to the old (expired) one. That's really all I meant to ask - if that statement is true.