Matthew's Journal

I think 'yes' but only if you were somehow forced into signing the contract and couldn't get it changed. For example Russels have a lot of property in Cambridge and it is entirely possible that you might be forced to rent with them or not have a(n affordable) house within comutable distance of your work - which gives them a lot of power over you. Or for example if there are very few jobs and you need one then you might not be able to argue about the contract.

Also you might not find out that your contract is 'unfair' untill you have signed it. For example I am happy with my employment contract but if I were to discover that if they had hired a similarly qualified man he would have been paid more then that is unfair.

I don't think you should ever challenge 'unfair' contracts that you didn't need to sign in the first place - like holiday bookings for instance.