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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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    Non-disclosure agreements have ‘devastating impacts’ on people

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Mar 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Mar 2024

    A new report details the negative consequences for mental health for many of those who feel they have no choice but to sign an NDA.

    • Age
    • Zero hours
    • Gender

    More people moving into ‘severely insecure work’

    by Rob Moss 26 Feb 2024
    by Rob Moss 26 Feb 2024

    More than 0.5 million people moved into ‘severely insecure work’ last year, according to Work Foundation’s UK Insecure Work Index 2024

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    Academics on precarious contracts win employee status claim

    by Jo Faragher 23 Feb 2024
    by Jo Faragher 23 Feb 2024

    Two academics at Oxford University who were employed on gig-economy style contracts have won a claim over their employee status.

    • Zero hours
    • Latest News
    • Trade unions

    Workers stuck in zero-hours jobs ‘out of necessity, not choice’

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Feb 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Feb 2024

    Two-thirds of zero-hours workers have been with their current ‘employer’ for more than a year and approaching half have been in their zero hours roles for two year, a study has revealed.

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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Musicians vote to halt strike at English National Opera

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Feb 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Feb 2024

    The musicians have now been offered seven months of guaranteed work, a minimum redundancy payment and improvements to their new contracts.

    • Fire and rehire
    • Zero hours
    • Employment law

    Workers’ rights under Labour: CBI warns of ‘unintended consequences’

    by Rob Moss 8 Feb 2024
    by Rob Moss 8 Feb 2024

    New CBI president Rupert Soames says the Labour party's proposals for workers' rights should be watered down.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    The legal risks of cutting redundancy pay

    by Joanna Sutton 31 Jan 2024
    by Joanna Sutton 31 Jan 2024

    As John Lewis is cutting enhanced redundancy pay by half. Employers looking to follow suit should beware of the legal risks.

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    • Discipline

    It’s time to properly vet the boardroom – not just employees

    by Susie Thomson 25 Jan 2024
    by Susie Thomson 25 Jan 2024

    For too long we’ve maintained a ‘hands-off’ and deferential attitude towards the boardoom argues Matrix Security Watchdog's Susie Thomson.

    • Agency workers
    • Zero hours
    • Criminal records

    Top 10 HR questions November 2023: Holiday carry-over

    by Brightmine 4 Dec 2023
    by Brightmine 4 Dec 2023

    Poopular topics last month includes the carry-over of annual leave, irregular hours workers, working time record-keeping, and TUPE.

    • Zero hours
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Legal expert calls new holiday pay regulations ‘incoherent’

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Nov 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Nov 2023

    An employment lawyer says new holiday pay regulations that were hoped to simplify calculations for irregular hours workers are problematic.

    • Zero hours
    • Annual hours
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Irregular hours workers and holiday pay entitlement

    by Rob Moss 30 Nov 2023
    by Rob Moss 30 Nov 2023

    Irregular hours workers’ holiday pay entitlement is calculated at 12.07% of the hours worked, up to a maximum of 28 days.

    • Zero hours
    • Disability
    • Latest News

    Disability pay gap ‘higher than a decade ago’

    by Jo Faragher 14 Nov 2023
    by Jo Faragher 14 Nov 2023

    Disabled workers earn almost a sixth less than their non-disabled colleagues, according to TUC analysis.

    • Zero hours
    • Latest News
    • Gig economy

    One in four UK jobs are ‘bad’ jobs

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2023

    One in four UK jobs are 'bad jobs', with women more likely than men to be in poor-quality employment, according to an economist.

    • Artificial intelligence
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    • Dismissal

    Top 10 HR questions October 2023: holiday entitlement

    by Brightmine 2 Nov 2023
    by Brightmine 2 Nov 2023

    XpertHR provides the latest rundown of the most popular HR questions of the month, including FAQs on calculating holiday pay.

    • Zero hours
    • Latest News
    • Ethnicity

    Black and ethnic minorities more likely to work at night

    by Rob Moss 28 Oct 2023
    by Rob Moss 28 Oct 2023

    TUC calls for better pay and conditions for millions of night workers, as it finds that ethnic minorities are 53% more likely to regularly work nights.

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