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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.


    • Employment contracts
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    Holiday pay and overtime: unanswered questions after Bear Scotland case

    by Christopher Fisher and Nicola Thomson 10 Dec 2014
    by Christopher Fisher and Nicola Thomson 10 Dec 2014

    Few employers will have missed the publicity surrounding November's ruling...

    • Expatriates
    • France
    • Employment contracts

    Global employers: can an employer choose which country’s laws apply to its employment contracts?

    by Chris Cook 4 Dec 2014
    by Chris Cook 4 Dec 2014

    If an employer has operations in more than one country, with employees who are not always based in the same...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Zero hours
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    Tribunal watch: Sports Direct settles zero hours contract claim

    by Stephen Simpson 3 Nov 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 3 Nov 2014

    Sports Direct’s policy of using zero hours contracts widely among its workforce was due to be challenged in an employment...

    • Employment contracts
    • Pay settlements

    Pay freeze upheld despite verbal assurance that increases were automatic

    by Susan Dennehy 13 Oct 2014
    by Susan Dennehy 13 Oct 2014

    An employee who successfully claimed for arrears for “automatic” pay increases...

    • Zero hours
    • Shared parental leave
    • Employment contracts

    Back to school: Top 10 tips for employers at the start of the new term

    by Kate Redshaw 8 Sep 2014
    by Kate Redshaw 8 Sep 2014

    With the sand finally gone from between your toes and the flip flops banished to the back of the wardrobe,...

    • Zero hours

    Cable calls for help to identify zero hours exclusivity loopholes

    by Rob Moss 26 Aug 2014
    by Rob Moss 26 Aug 2014

    Vince Cable has called on employers and employees to identify potential loopholes in plans to ban exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment contracts
    • Race discrimination

    Illegal employee’s racial harassment claim allowed by Supreme Court

    by Rob Moss 8 Aug 2014
    by Rob Moss 8 Aug 2014

    An employee's illegal status does not preclude them from making a discrimination claim, according to a ruling by the Supreme Court last week.

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    Top 10 HR processes where employers seek help

    by Personnel Today 30 Jun 2014
    by Personnel Today 30 Jun 2014

    When called on to implement HR processes that come up on a regular basis, some HR professionals might feel they know what to do off by heart; however, other, less familiar processes might cause a bit more head scratching...

    • Zero hours

    Exclusivity clauses on zero hours contracts to be banned

    by Jo Faragher 25 Jun 2014
    by Jo Faragher 25 Jun 2014

    Exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts will be banned and anyone working under such an arrangement will be entitled to...

    • Zero hours
    • Employment law
    • Employment contracts

    Zero hours contracts: pros and cons

    by Victoria Clark 23 Jun 2014
    by Victoria Clark 23 Jun 2014

    The Queen’s Speech in May revealed the Government’s plans to tackle “abuse” of zero hours contracts by businesses. The move...

    • Zero hours
    • Employment law
    • Flexible working

    Zero hours contracts: how might the Government “crack down on abuse”?

    by Darren Newman 16 Jun 2014
    by Darren Newman 16 Jun 2014

    Consultant editor Darren Newman asks how the Government might go about strengthening protection for workers on zero hours contracts, and...

    • Bonuses
    • Case law
    • Employment law

    How much could the ECJ judgment on holiday pay cost your organisation?

    by David Palmer 28 May 2014
    by David Palmer 28 May 2014

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down a landmark judgment last week when it decided that holiday pay must...

    • Military
    • Employment contracts
    • Workforce planning

    Employing a reservist: what you need to know

    by Jo Faragher 9 May 2014
    by Jo Faragher 9 May 2014

    As part of cuts to the defence budget, the Government will slash the UK’s armed forces personnel to just over...

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    • Early conciliation
    • Bank holidays

    Top 10 HR questions in April 2014

    by Personnel Today 1 May 2014
    by Personnel Today 1 May 2014

    Employers’ questions on the Acas early conciliation process, which was introduced on 6 April 2014, were the most popular FAQs...

    • Zero hours
    • Employment contracts

    Labour pledges crackdown on zero hours contracts

    by Jo Faragher 25 Apr 2014
    by Jo Faragher 25 Apr 2014

    Labour leader Ed Miliband will make a further pledge to tackle what he calls an “epidemic” of zero hours contracts...

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