Over coffee, Ming offers Trish the job on the spot. She accepts his offer and resigns from her job.
Ming is legally required to provide a written employment agreement before Trish starts, but he doesn’t get around to it. Two days before she’s due to start, Ming finds someone more suitable and tells her he can’t take her on.
Outraged, Trish contacts the Employment Relations Authority. She’s told as a verbal or oral employment agreement is binding, she could bring a personal grievance case against Ming.