Employment Contract

This is an employment contract suitable for permanent, fixed-term or temporary employees, which meets the requirements of UK Employment legislation. By law, an employer is required to give all employees who have been in employment for at least one month, written details of the employee's main particulars of employment.

New regulations came into force on 1 October 2002 which prevent fixed term employees being treated less favourably than similar permanent employees. This means that employers must give the same terms and conditions of employment, such as holiday entitlement and pensions, to fixed term employees as to permanent employees, unless any difference in treatment can be objectively justified.

Some terms and conditions of employment are subject to statutory requirements, e.g. rates of pay, working hours and holidays and notice of termination of employment. We provide additional help notes in these areas.

All details of the employee's particulars of employment must be given to the employee not later than two months after he/she starts work or if, at an earlier stage he/she is required to work outside the UK for more than one month, not later than his/ her departure.

This Employment Contract is suitable for use in England, Wales and Scotland and includes the following clauses:

• commencement
• term
• job title and duties
• place of work
• hours of work
• pay
• holiday entitlement
• pension
• sickness absence
• intellectual property
• confidentiality
• termination
• disciplinary, dismissal and grievance procedures
• collective agreements.

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