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Contract Law
Zhida Tai
MGT315 - Business Law
Colorado State University – Global Campus
Eric Tobin
Feb 21, 2021
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February 21, 2021
Dear Manager,
I am writing to you to discuss a conflict between me and a co-worker in regards to a parking
space. The parking violation has led to a decrease in production and morale in the workplace. We
wish to resolve this conflict by signing a contract that would help us clarify the correct parking
and timeframe for the vehicles in question.
The main disagreement is that the co-worker has assumed that the parking space was reserved
for him while I believe that the parking spot is reserved for whoever arrives first. The difference
in opinion and lack of clarity of who deserves the parking space is causing unnecessary stress in
the workplace.
This would benefit both the co-worker and me by having clear boundaries on who is allowed to
use that particular parking space. This would also increase general morale by reducing the
friction that we have with each other.
I am excited to have management be involved in this issue and have clarity on this problem.
Thank you for the consideration on this topic and I look forward to resolving this conflict in the
workplace.
Respectfully,
Zhida Tai
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Parking Space Contract for XYZ Manufacturing
1. The Parties. This contract dated 21 of February 2021 by and between Zhida Tai and Sam
Cook for a parking space located at #3 North West Plaza outside XYZ Manufacturing.
2. The Terms. Sam Cook will get the parking spot every 1st and 3rd week of the month.
While Zhida Tai will get the parking spot every 2nd and 4th week of the month.
3. This will be re-evaluated on a yearly basis. Termination will be decided by management,
with a minimum of the 30-day notice.
4. Failure to follow the contract. In case of failure to follow this contract, the offending
party will be required to move their car from parking space #3.
5. Substitution clause. If both parties agree the parking spot can be taken by either party
with prior written notice.
6. Restrictions. The parking space can not be rented out to another co-worker.
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The contract has been agreed upon by both Sam and me. The consideration is a rotation
of the parking spot. With management’s agreement, we are also stating that we are both
contractually capable to sign. With the purpose of this contract to enforce parking restrictions
and limitations, it is a legal contract.
This contract would be considered a bilateral contract with a “promise for a promise”.
The most common type of bilateral contracts are business contracts, in this case, we would be
exchanging parking spots on a weekly basis (“Bilateral Contract”, 2020). This would be an
enforceable contract since both parties have agreed to it and there is no legal defense against not
parking in spot #3.
The decision for management to make the two conflicting co-workers work out a contract
could be seen as giving the employees a voice. On the topic of conflict resolution in the
workplace “Findings show that employee voice is associated with successful dispute resolution,
which reduces employees' intentions to quit” (Van Gramberg, Teicher, Bamber, & Cooper,
2020).
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References
Bilateral contract. (2020, May). Retrieved from
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/bilateral_contract#:~:text=A%20bilateral%20contract%
20is%20a,compare%3A%20unilateral%20contract)
Van Gramberg, B., Teicher, J., Bamber, G. J., & Cooper, B. (2020). Employee Voice, Intention
to Quit, and Conflict Resolution: Evidence from Australia. ILR Review, 73(2), 393–410.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793919876643