This topic explains employers’ duties regarding employment contracts and written statements of particulars and also covers the implications of changing the terms of an employee’s contract.
A contract of employment form for employers to use as a pro forma when issuing contracts is available in Resources.
For information on other types of contract, eg casual workers, agency staff, job-sharers, zero-hours contracts, etc please refer to Types of Employment Relationship.
Employers' Duties
Employers have a duty to:
provide a written statement of the terms and conditions of employment to new employees no later than two months after they begin employment
