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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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    Coronavirus: What employers need to know (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2020
    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2020

    ON-DEMAND | As the true impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic becomes apparent, employers are facing...

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    Bolt driver to bring employment status case

    by Jo Faragher 16 Mar 2020
    by Jo Faragher 16 Mar 2020

    A driver is bringing an employment status case against taxi-hailing company Bolt after he was expelled from its platform for...

    • Acas
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    Staff face ‘temporary’ redundancies and reduced hours

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Mar 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Mar 2020

    Airlines and manufacturers are having to lay-off staff but how easy is this, particularly as different rules and agreements govern relationships with employees in different countries.

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    New written particulars from 6 April could prove a ‘major headache’

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Mar 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Mar 2020

    Written particulars upgrade from next month: what employers need to know.

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    Top 10 HR questions February 2020: Coronavirus and right-to-work checks

    by Brightmine 3 Mar 2020
    by Brightmine 3 Mar 2020

    How to respond to the risk of the spread of coronavirus is the subject of February’s most popular FAQs.
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    You’re fired? Why the right contract is key when dismissing apprentices

    by Natalie Flynn 3 Mar 2020
    by Natalie Flynn 3 Mar 2020

    Organisations might find themselves in hot water if they wish to dismiss an apprentice. How can this be avoided?

    • IR35
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    IR35 will force out half of contractor workforce

    by Jo Faragher 12 Feb 2020
    by Jo Faragher 12 Feb 2020

    Half of contractors plan to leave clients in the next eight weeks thanks to changes to the IR35 ‘off-payroll’ rules...

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    Top 10 HR questions January 2020: Coronavirus and Brexit

    by Brightmine 7 Feb 2020
    by Brightmine 7 Feb 2020

    What steps should employers take to manage the coronavirus outbreak?
    At the start of the new year, employers have been...

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    One in three employees say their job is ‘low quality’

    by Rob Moss 4 Feb 2020
    by Rob Moss 4 Feb 2020

    Research published today shows that 36% of UK employees report having a “low-quality” job.
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    Six employment law cases that will shape 2020

    by Stephen Simpson 14 Jan 2020
    by Stephen Simpson 14 Jan 2020

    We look at six important employment law cases that will get the headlines in 2020, covering significant issues such as...

    • National living wage
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    2020 employment law: Eight action points for HR

    by Brightmine 8 Jan 2020
    by Brightmine 8 Jan 2020

    The new year begins with a new government, the prospect of Brexit and a number of employment law developments already...

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    TUPE: Do employers need to consider ‘workers’?

    by Charles Wynn-Evans 28 Nov 2019
    by Charles Wynn-Evans 28 Nov 2019

    The legal distinction between employee and worker usually focuses on rights such as leave and pay, but what happens in...

    • Service provision changes
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    Setting up a Community Interest Company: what are the HR challenges?

    by Lance Hobbs 25 Nov 2019
    by Lance Hobbs 25 Nov 2019

    Community Interest Companies (CICs) are becoming a more popular option for running heritage sites or similar organisations transferring out of...

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    Hotel sector failing to protect ‘vulnerable workforce’ from modern slavery

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Nov 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Nov 2019

    Only 18 of 71 global hotel firms operating in the UK have met the minimum requirements of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015.

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    Environmental activism: how can an employer impose its views?

    by Nickie Pickernell 20 Nov 2019
    by Nickie Pickernell 20 Nov 2019

    Encouraging employees to adopt a greener lifestyle is one thing, but how far can employers go in terms of building...

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