Expert guidance for new employment contracts
When you embark on a new position within a business, your employers are typically expected to provide you with an employment contract either before or upon your commencement.
Our specialist Employment Team is here to assist you in negotiating the contract’s contents or offering valuable advice on its terms and conditions.
By law, your employer is required to include specific elements in your employment contract
- Job title and date of commencement
- Hours to be worked and rates of pay
- Details of any probationary period
- Holiday and sickness entitlements
- Pension and any other benefits
- Length of notice (or length of contract if a non-permanent position)
- Training entitlements or requirements
- Disciplinary and grievance rules
- Confidentiality
- Lay-off and short term working
Can your employer change the terms of your employment contract?
Yes, but only in the following ways:
- In accordance with a flexibility clause contained in the contract itself
- By specific agreement
- By terminating the original contract and replacing it with another (in certain circumstances)
Does my employer have to have an employee handbook?
No, but they must have disciplinary and grievance procedures.
