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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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    Costa Coffee franchisee’s training cost deductions ‘unfair’, staff claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Aug 2019

    Employees at a Costa Coffee franchise in Essex claim they have had £200 deducted from their final payslips to cover...

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    • Latest News
    • Retail

    Asda staff protest over contract changes

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Aug 2019

    Asda staff have taken part a rally outside the retailer’s headquarters in Leeds in protest over contract changes that will...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Adoption
    • Sexual harassment

    Employment law changes: 10 proposals in the pipeline for HR

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Aug 2019

    Amid all the political turmoil in July, employers will be forgiven for missing a flurry of proposed new employment laws...

    • Acas
    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment

    New laws on misuse of NDAs in the workplace

    by Rob Moss 22 Jul 2019
    by Rob Moss 22 Jul 2019

    The government has announced legislation to address the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in the workplace – including clauses designed...

    • Zero hours
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
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    Businesses may need to compensate workers facing cancelled shifts

    by Rob Moss 19 Jul 2019
    by Rob Moss 19 Jul 2019

    The government has announced new proposals of compensation for workers when their shift is cancelled at short notice

    • Sexual harassment
    • Zero hours
    • Collective bargaining

    How employees are using social activism to make their voices heard

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2019
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2019

    With traditional union membership in decline, employees are finding new ways to voice their opposition to corporate decisions, as shown...

    • Zero hours
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    Railways urged to end zero-hours contracts after fatality

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jul 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jul 2019

    The death of a likely-fatigued rail maintenance worker has prompted call for widespread change in the industry

    • Employment law
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    • Employment contracts

    To compete or not compete, that is the question

    by Adam Grant and David Israel 10 Jul 2019
    by Adam Grant and David Israel 10 Jul 2019

    The recent judgment on restrictive covenants in contracts, Tillman v Egon Zehnder, overturned a century-old principle on competition clauses. But...

    • Zero hours
    • Dispute resolution
    • Latest News

    Job insecurity fuelling university staff hardship

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jul 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jul 2019

    Seven in 10 university academics and teaching staff say their mental health has been “damaged” by working on insecure contracts,...

    • Latest News
    • Employment contracts
    • Restrictive covenants

    Supreme Court overturns long-held principle on non-compete clauses

    by Jo Faragher 3 Jul 2019
    by Jo Faragher 3 Jul 2019

    The Supreme Court hands down a decision that overturns a century-old principle on employee competition clauses.

    • Rest periods
    • Employee communications
    • Latest News

    Top 10 HR questions June 2019: Ex-employee grievances

    by Brightmine 2 Jul 2019
    by Brightmine 2 Jul 2019

    Can an employer ignore a grievance if the employee no longer works for the organisation?
    The most popular FAQ on...

    • Employee relations
    • Discipline
    • Latest News

    Wahaca backtracks on charging waiters over unpaid bills

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jun 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jun 2019

    Mexican-style street food chain Wahaca has altered its policy on making serving staff pay part of the bills of customers who leave without paying.

    • Zero hours
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    • Living Wage

    One in six workers are in insecure, low-paid jobs

    by Rob Moss 12 Jun 2019
    by Rob Moss 12 Jun 2019

    One sixth of UK workers – around 5.1 million people – are in insecure, low-paid work, according to new research....

    • Zero hours
    • Dispute resolution
    • Employee relations

    Mayfair club kitchen porters call for the Living Wage

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jun 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jun 2019

    The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has urged one of London’s most exclusive membership clubs to ensure its...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Discipline
    • Latest News

    Top 10 HR questions May 2019: Ramadan, redundancy and references

    by Jo Faragher 5 Jun 2019
    by Jo Faragher 5 Jun 2019

    Many employers will have staff who have been fasting over the last month, as they observe Ramadan.
    The most popular...

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