Please Note: This document is a sample contract only. It is intended only as a guide and is not to be regarded as a substitute for consultation with a Legal Advisor since every case will ultimately turn on its own particular facts and circumstances.
The Employer and Employee should agree on their own terms and conditions relating to the specific role. This contract is by no means guaranteed by Little Ones Payroll Service Ltd. Little Ones Payroll Service Ltd takes no responsibility or liability for the adequacy of any disputes arising from this contract.
If you have employees, then they are already employed under a contract of employment. That contract may be in writing or it may be verbally agreed or the terms may be implied by custom and practice or it may be a mixture of all three. If a dispute should arise in the future it is advantageous for the Employer to hold a written Employment Contract.
Most employees are, however, entitled by law to be given a written statement setting out the main particulars of their employment.
Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 provides that every employer is required to give each employee a written statement of employment particulars not later than two months after the beginning of the employee’s employment. The written statement must cover:
- The names of the employer and employee.
- The date when employment began (and any period of continuous employment).
- Remuneration and the intervals at which it is paid.
- Hours of work.
- Holiday entitlement.
- Entitlement to sick leave and sick pay.
- Pensions and pension schemes.
- The entitlement of employer and employee to notice of termination.
- Job title or job description.
- Where employment is not permanent, the period for which it is expected to continue or, if it is for a fixed term, the date when it is to end.
- Place of work.
- Details of the existence of any relevant collective agreements.
- The disciplinary rules and procedures applicable to the employee.
- The grievance procedure applicable to the employee.
Where there are no particulars to be given for one of the matters to be covered in the statement (for example, there is no pension scheme), this must still be stated.
The specimen contract of employment is designed not only to meet the requirements of Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, but it also goes much further to document the relationship between the employer and employee in a number of important areas. It is drafted from an employer\’s perspective and includes clauses that, in our opinion, should be included in a well-drafted contract of employment.
Please note: Areas in italic form require full editing and attention from you, the Employer.
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