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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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    Taxes and the gig economy: what should employers expect?

    by Andrew Brookes 14 Jun 2018
    by Andrew Brookes 14 Jun 2018

    The Supreme Court this week deemed a former Pimlico plumber a worker for employment rights purposes, even though he was...

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    Pimlico Plumbers worker wins Supreme Court battle

    by Jo Faragher 13 Jun 2018
    by Jo Faragher 13 Jun 2018

    In a key gig economy case decision, the Supreme Court has decided that a plumber who brought a case against...

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    • e-learning

    Firms face legal challenge over ‘arbitrary’ training fees

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Jun 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Jun 2018

    Outsourcing and IT services firms including Capita and FDM Group are facing a legal challenge from former employees who have...

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    Most employers back idea for stable contract requests

    by Rob Moss 1 Jun 2018
    by Rob Moss 1 Jun 2018

    Two-thirds of employers back the introduction of a right for agency workers and zero-hours contract workers to request a stable...

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    MPs press for action over Sainsbury’s pay and contract review

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 May 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 May 2018

    Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to take action over an “array of deplorable decisions” that MPs say will...

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    Consultation into private sector tax avoidance a ‘fatal blow’

    by Jo Faragher 18 May 2018
    by Jo Faragher 18 May 2018

    Freelance and contractor bodies have called a new Government consultation into IR35 tax reform a “fatal blow” to the UK’s...

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    Deliveroo plans to make permanent staff shareholders

    by Jo Faragher 17 May 2018
    by Jo Faragher 17 May 2018

    Deliveroo has announced that it will make all permanent staff shareholders, in a move worth around £10m.

    Gig economy
    MPs...

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    • Employment contracts

    EAT upholds claim that Addison Lee courier was worker

    by Jo Faragher 11 May 2018
    by Jo Faragher 11 May 2018

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a claim by an Addison Lee cycle courier that he was a worker, rather...

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    • Employment contracts

    Risk assessing relationships: Time to review employment contracts

    by Michael Hibbs 11 May 2018
    by Michael Hibbs 11 May 2018

    With major changes to employment status likely on the horizon and a growing proportion of the workforce operating within the...

    • Agency workers
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    • Gig economy

    Labour enforcement body calls for crackdown on worker exploitation

    by Jo Faragher 9 May 2018
    by Jo Faragher 9 May 2018

    The Director for Labour Market Enforcement has called for higher financial penalties for employers who exploit workers and flout employment...

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    • Gig economy

    Don’t believe the gig economy hype, says Matthew Taylor

    by Cath Everett 24 Apr 2018
    by Cath Everett 24 Apr 2018

    The view that full-time employment is in retreat and will be subsumed by the gig economy is not borne out...

    • Zero hours
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    Zero hours contracts increase by 100,000 as workers more aware

    by Jo Faragher 23 Apr 2018
    by Jo Faragher 23 Apr 2018

    The number of people on zero hour contracts in the UK increased by around 100,000 last year, according to the...

    • Zero hours
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    • Gig economy

    MPs urge ministers to speed up gig economy measures

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Apr 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Apr 2018

    MPs have accused the Government of being too slow to act on recommendations that would protect the rights of gig...

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    • Redundancy

    What does going into administration really mean for employees?

    by Kelly Tucker 19 Apr 2018
    by Kelly Tucker 19 Apr 2018

    With stories about company collapse in the headlines all too often, Kelly Tucker from HR Star looks at the practical...

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    • Employment contracts

    Sir Martin Sorrell leaves WPP in accordance with “at-will” agreement

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Apr 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Apr 2018

    Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP, has stepped down from his position following an investigation into allegations of misconduct. Accord...

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