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Contracts

All employees are required by law to have a contract of employment which forms the basis of the employment relationship.

 

Under the Employment Rights Act 1996, an employee must receive key particulars of his or her employment in writing within two months of commencing employment. These are known as the Terms and Conditions of Employment, or often just referred to as the employment contract.

 

An employment contract may also include terms agreed orally. Remember, too, that a contract is already made when the offer of employment is accepted. A number of rights and duties, enforceable through the courts, arise as soon as this happens. 

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