Employment contracts
Contracts and their content.
Dear David Young
Pro forma CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
1. Employer:
2. Date employment started:
Commencement date
3. Notice period:
Eg One week during the first three months of probation, thereafter one month. Notice must be given in writing.
4. Probationary period:
Eg The first (normally three) months of your employment are probationary.
Your employment may be terminated with one week’s notice, given in writing, during your probation. Your performance and suitability will be reviewed and the business reserves the right to extend your probation if necessary.
5. Notice period after probation:
Eg One week for each full year of employment, with a minimum of one month and maximum of 12 weeks (the statutory minimum).
The business reserves the right to pay salary in lieu of notice. Nothing in these terms and conditions of employment shall prevent the business from terminating your employment without notice or salary in lieu of notice in appropriate circumstances.
6. Job title: Cashier
Your duties are as outlined in your job description.
7. Place of work:
BDO London.
Consider including a mobility clause if you wish to reserve the right to ask the employee to work from other locations (eg other business premises, from home or another location, with reasonable notice, if the business relocates).
8. Salary:
Enter salary/wages and payment terms (eg monthly in arrears into the employee’s bank account by the last day of the month). State when salaries are reviewed. Also detail any bonuses/commissions/overtime arrangements.
9. Hours of work:
State usual hours per week, including lunch breaks. Detail normal hours of work (eg 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday). If it might be necessary to work outside these hours, make this clear.
10. Paid holiday:
Eg 5.6 weeks per annum (the statutory minimum for full time