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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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    MPs call for Employment Bill in King’s Speech

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2023

    MPs urge the government to reconsider the need for an Employment Bill in the King's Speech.

    • Discipline
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    Trade union officer was not an employee, EAT rules

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Apr 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Apr 2023

    A union official who was seconded to the Fire Brigades Union from the London Fire Brigade was not an employee of the union, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled.

    • Fire and rehire
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    Union claims care workers face ‘fire and rehire’ threat

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Apr 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Apr 2023

    Care workers in Powys have been told they must accept changes to their contracts in what a union has called a 'fire and rehire' threat.

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    Top 10 HR questions March 2023: Third-party harassment

    by Brightmine 4 Apr 2023
    by Brightmine 4 Apr 2023

    We look at the Top 10 HR questions in March 2023, which cover topics including third-party harassment, Ramadan and redundancy.

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    John Lewis could change employee-ownership structure

    by Jo Faragher 20 Mar 2023
    by Jo Faragher 20 Mar 2023

    The John Lewis Partnership could be on the verge of changing its famous employee-owned business structure in a bid to...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Fire and rehire
    • Employment law

    The P&O Ferries sackings one year on

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Mar 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Mar 2023

    Although the government has introduced the Seafarers Wages Bill, unions say ministers have failed to act over the unlawful sackings of P&O Ferries employees one year ago.

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    Is it time to move the goalposts on social media?

    by Brigitte Weaver and George Warren 16 Mar 2023
    by Brigitte Weaver and George Warren 16 Mar 2023

    Should all organisations take another look at social media policies in the wake of the BBC's standoff with Gary Lineker over a comment on Twitter?

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    University staff consider new offer but strikes continue

    by Rob Moss 15 Mar 2023
    by Rob Moss 15 Mar 2023

    University lecturers and other staff in higher education are continuing to strike despite having received new offers in disputes over...

    • Zero hours
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    What Harpur Trust v Brazel means for holiday pay

    by James Cresswell 28 Feb 2023
    by James Cresswell 28 Feb 2023

    Up to 700,000 workers may benefit from an increased holiday entitlement following the Harpur Trust v Brazel Supreme Court judgment.

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    • Collective bargaining

    Exclusive: ‘HR has forgotten the art of industrial relations’ says TUC’s Paul Nowak

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023

    TUC general secretary Paul Nowak says the government is doing little to resolve the strikes, and HR is not equipped to deal with unions.

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    • Legal sector
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    GMB opens first branch for judges

    by Jo Faragher 8 Feb 2023
    by Jo Faragher 8 Feb 2023

    The GMB union has opened its first branch for judges – a sector not usually associated with trade union representation....

    • Fire and rehire
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    • Dismissal

    Draft fire and rehire code published

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2023

    A draft 'fire and rehire' statutory code, which outlines a fair process for changing employment terms and conditions, has been published.

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    Economic slowdown will force workers into low-quality jobs

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jan 2023

    The global economic slowdown will mean more workers having to accept lower-quality, less secure and lower paid work.

    • Zero hours
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    • Employment contracts

    Harpur Trust v Brazel: Government launches holiday pay consultation

    by Jo Faragher 13 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 13 Jan 2023

    The government has opened a consultation to address the complexity around holiday pay after last year’s Harpur Trust v Brazel ruling.

    • Fire and rehire
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Union gets permission to take Tesco fire and rehire case to Supreme Court

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Dec 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Dec 2022

    The Supreme Court has granted a shop workers’ union permission to proceed with its ‘fire and rehire’ case against Tesco....

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