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Employment contracts

Employers are required to provide employees with an employment contract, a written statement of certain terms and conditions of their employment, within two months of the beginning of their employment.

Employer should always consult with the employee prior to changing an employee's contract of employment. Failure to follow a fair procedure when varying employees' terms and conditions of employment may result in an employee bringing a claim for breach of contract.


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    Queen’s Speech: Exclusivity contracts for low-paid workers to be banned

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    by Jo Faragher 9 May 2022

    A ban on exclusivity contracts for low-paid workers and changes to data protection rules are likely to feature in this year’s Queen’s Speech.

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    P&O Ferries told to return £11m furlough money as sailings resume

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    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2022

    Transport secretary Grant Shapps calls on P&O Ferries chief executive to resign but first to return furlough cash.

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    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Apr 2022

    P&O Ferries has been forced to reinstate agency workers' original contracts after it allegedly attempted to push through a pay cut by asking workers to sign new ones.

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    by Rob Moss 20 Apr 2022

    More than 40,000 workers at Network Rail and 15 train operating companies are to be balloted for strike action in...

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    by Adam McCulloch 15 Apr 2022

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    P&O Ferries: owner DP World pulls out of freeport scheme

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    by Adam McCulloch 8 Apr 2022

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    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022

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    by Jo Faragher 30 Mar 2022

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    P&O Ferries’ redundancy obligations: Legal Q&A

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    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2022

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    P&O Ferries chief ‘should step down’ but redundancies expose legal anomalies

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Mar 2022

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