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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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    by Adam McCulloch 26 Oct 2023

    The government lacks the drive to enforce its latest Labour Market Enforcement Strategy, employment status experts have said.

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    Acas consulting on predictable working pattern requests code

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2023

    Acas has launched a consultation on its draft predictable working pattern requests code, ahead of new rules next year.

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    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023

    A hospital pharmacy worker has won a tribunal case over her claim she was subject to sex-related harassment.

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    Will the Predictable Terms and Conditions Act change anything?

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Oct 2023

    Will the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 actually grant more stability to workers, or is it a damp squib?

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    Platform workers legislation could drive Uber out of EU cities

    by Jo Faragher 20 Sep 2023
    by Jo Faragher 20 Sep 2023

    Proposed EU legislation on platform workers' rights could lead to Uber pulling out of 'hundreds' of European cities.

    • Agency workers
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    • Employment law

    Right to predictable working hours receives Royal Assent

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Sep 2023

    The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 has passed the House of Lords.

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    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Sep 2023

    Gillian Philips is taking her belief discrimination case to the EAT, claiming it was wrong for a judge to dismiss 'worker' status.

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    TUPE: Share plan transferred to new employer, judge rules

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Sep 2023

    An employee's share incentive plan should have transferred under TUPE, the Court of Session in Scotland rules.

    • National living wage
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    ‘Good work agreements’ needed to tackle low pay and poor conditions

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Sep 2023

    The Resolution Foundation suggests 'good work agreeements' should be introduced to improve conditions for workers in low-paid jobs.

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    Living Hours campaign reaches 100 signatories

    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2023
    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2023

    A campaign against insecure work from the Living Wage Foundation has reached 100 signatories.

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    • Dismissal

    Nurse may be entitled to enhanced redundancy payment, finds EAT

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Jul 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Jul 2023

    A nurse may have been entitled to a more favourable redundancy payment under NHS Agenda for Change terms, the EAT suggests.

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    Term-time contracts: what HR needs to know

    by Leslie Martin 20 Jun 2023
    by Leslie Martin 20 Jun 2023

    What should term-time contracts include, who is entitled to request one, and what are the potential legal pitfalls for employers?

    • Zero hours
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    RCN urges health secretary to reconsider ‘two-tier’ NHS pay offer

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jun 2023

    Union urges Steve Barclay to address the 'two-tier system' in the pay award and the NHS bank staff non-consolidated payment issue.

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    • Save As You Earn

    Government-backed employee share schemes under consultation

    by Jo Faragher 5 Jun 2023
    by Jo Faragher 5 Jun 2023

    The government has launched a consultation to gauge the effectiveness of its employee share schemes, Save as You Earn and...

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    Include NHS bank staff in one-off payments, petition urges

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jun 2023

    A petition to ensure that NHS bank staff in England receive non-consolidated pay increases like their colleagues is gaining traction.

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