UK Employment Contract

• Absence and Sickness
• Discipline and Grievance
• Exit, Resignation and Retirement
• Induction and Probation Periods
• Internet, Email and Data Protection
• Maternity, Paternity and Flexible Working
• Pay and Benefits
• Performance Appraisal, Training and Development
• Recruitment, Selection and Employment Contracts
• • Contracts of Employment
  • UK Employment Contract
  • Clauses of an Employment Contract
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Recruitment and Selection Policy
  • Interview Letters
  • Invite to Interview Letter
  • Decline to Interview Letter
  • Decline after Interview Letter
  • All Interview Letters
  • Application and Assessment Forms and Letters
  • Job Application Form
  • Interview Assessment Forms
  • Medical Questionnaire and Declaration Form
  • Speculative CVs Response Letter
  • Employment Offer Letters
  • Employment Offer Letters
  • Employment Offer Acceptance Letter
  • Reference Request Letters
  • Work Reference Request Letter
  • Personal reference request letter
  • Telephone reference request letter
• Making Redundancies

Frequently asked questions

Q. Why do these employment contracts contain more than the minimum legal requirements?

A: We believe that, in addition to meeting the minimum legal requirements, all employers should have at least a basic level of protection. We believe that an employment contract should include at least the clauses offered by our standard employment contract (see our contract content table).

Q. Do I need to purchase a copy for each employee?

A: You only need to purchase one copy - you can use it as many times as you wish within your organisation. (Some organisations may however wish to purchase both the standard and complete editions of our contracts. For example, those organisations who have a mix of junior and more senior employees.)

Q. Is the contract everything I need as an employer?

A: Providing an employment contract fulfils only part of your legal obligations as an employer. The contract should outline that an employment agreement exists between an employee and their employer. A good employment contract will also make reference to other documentation that employees should have (for example, disciplinary and grievance policies). In this way, your procedures can be updated without you having to update every employee's contract of employment.

Q. What if I want to include other clauses not in the standard contract?

A: The documents are provided in Microsoft Word format so can be edited as you wish. We can also provide you with other clauses (at a small additional charge) if required. For example, if you purchase the standard contract and want a particular clause found in complete contract.

Other optional clauses we can provide include:

• accommodation assistance and accommodation allowance
  
• travel assistance and working overseas
  
• incremental and additional holiday leave
  
• annual leave during annual work shutdown (e.g. Christmas holiday)
  
• share dealing transactions and regulatory bodies
  
• on-call allowances, shift premiums, standby and disturbance payment, night shift premium
  
• discretionary introductory payment
  
• staff and customer car park
  
• hours of work for: shop and restaurant staff; shift and roster workers; standby and on-call workers
  
• trainees and exams (including reimbursement and termination if do not pass)
  
• interest free loans, gifts and tips (suitable for shop and restaurant staff)
  
• company provided uniforms and work wear

See Also

Recruitment and Selection Policy
Policy covers the recruitment, selection, induction and probation processes.

Work Reference Request Letter

Induction checklist & programme form
Remember to complete all pre and post-employment activities by using our pre-populated checklists.

HR Letters and Forms

HR Policies and Procedures