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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.


    • IR35
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    Online property firms face class action from ‘self employed’ agents

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Oct 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Oct 2021

    Purplebricks and Yopa face class action from agents over employment rights.

    • National living wage
    • Written statement of employment particulars
    • Latest News

    Amazon delivery drivers launch claim for employment rights

    by Jo Faragher 13 Oct 2021
    by Jo Faragher 13 Oct 2021

    Law firm Leigh Day is looking to launch group action against Amazon to secure employment rights for drivers.
    It will...

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    • HR practice

    The HR Dept set to become employee ownership trust

    by Jo Faragher 8 Oct 2021
    by Jo Faragher 8 Oct 2021

    The Bristol-based franchise will become an employee ownership trust from 1 November.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Zero hours
    • Latest News

    The end of furlough: what does it mean for employment?

    by Charlie Thompson 27 Sep 2021
    by Charlie Thompson 27 Sep 2021

    The end of furlough will have significant impacts on the employment picture with a possible rise in zero hours contracts and short-time working.

    • Latest News
    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts

    Bounds Taxis drivers are workers, tribunal finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Sep 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Sep 2021

    Drivers at a Northampton-based taxi firm who were required to wear uniforms, drive branded cars and log on to an...

    • Coronavirus
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    • HR practice

    A fifth of employers have changed contracts since Covid

    by Jo Faragher 22 Sep 2021
    by Jo Faragher 22 Sep 2021

    One in five employers has changed employee contracts since the start of the pandemic, according to the CIPD.

    • Zero hours
    • Latest News
    • Employment contracts

    Labour proposes day-one unfair dismissal protection

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Sep 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Sep 2021

    A Labour government would give all workers protections against unfair dismissal from their first day in employment, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

    • Acas
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    • NHS

    Care home staff have until Thursday to receive first jab

    by Rob Moss 10 Sep 2021
    by Rob Moss 10 Sep 2021

    Care home staff in England have until Thursday 16 September to receive their first Covid-19 jab.

    • Coronavirus
    • Zero hours
    • Latest News

    TUC calls for government action on pandemic ‘class divide’

    by Jo Faragher 9 Sep 2021
    by Jo Faragher 9 Sep 2021

    The TUC has called for an urgent “economic reset” after its research confirmed that low-paid workers bore the brunt of...

    • Fire and rehire
    • Latest News
    • Manufacturing

    Weetabix workers to strike two days every week in ‘fire and rehire’ dispute

    by Rob Moss 8 Sep 2021
    by Rob Moss 8 Sep 2021

    Engineers employed at Weetabix factories are set to begin a series of two-day strikes this month in a dispute over...

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Hybrid working trial periods: a guide for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 2 Sep 2021
    by Stephen Simpson 2 Sep 2021

    It is good practice for employers to run a trial period before committing to the hybrid working model. A trial...

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations

    Top 10 HR Questions August 2021: NHS Covid Pass and self-isolation

    by Brightmine 1 Sep 2021
    by Brightmine 1 Sep 2021

    The NHS Covid Pass can be used in England as evidence of full vaccination, a negative test or natural immunity....

    • Hybrid working
    • Benefits
    • Employment contracts

    More than half of employees working unpaid hours daily

    by Jo Faragher 25 Aug 2021
    by Jo Faragher 25 Aug 2021

    More than half of employees in UK organisations are working additional unpaid hours every day, according to data from salary...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Employment contracts

    Four in five against four-day week on lower pay

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jul 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jul 2021

    Only 11% of workers would be happy to take a pay cut in order to work less, while 80% would be opposed to it.

    • Employee relations
    • Collective bargaining
    • Latest News

    ‘Four-day week’ trials transform Icelandic employment

    by Rob Moss 6 Jul 2021
    by Rob Moss 6 Jul 2021

    Trials of reduced working hours have led to new employment contracts for many people in Iceland.

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