What is included in a Contract of Employment?

An employer has to provide an employee who has been employed for longer than one month a written statement of employment particulars. This must be provided within two months of starting work.

The statement must include the following details:

  1. the employer’s name
  2. the employee’s or worker’s name, job title or a description of work and start date
  3. how much and how often an employee or worker will get paid
  4. hours and days of work and if and how they may vary (also if employees or workers will have to work on Sundays, during the ‘night period’ or take overtime)
  5. holiday entitlement (and if that includes public holidays)
  6. where an employee or worker will be working and whether they might have to relocate
  7. if an employee or worker works in different places, where these will be and what the employer’s address is
  8. how long a job is expected to last (and what the end date is if it’s a fixed-term contract)
  9. how long any probation period is and what its conditions are
  10. any other benefits (for example, childcare vouchers and lunch)
  11. obligatory training, whether this is paid for by the employer

Depending upon the job role you may decide that you need to include additional terms.