15th May 2008, 05:42 PM
also from directgov:
Written statements
If you are an employee, you must get a ?written statement of employment particulars? setting out some of your main terms. Your employer must give you this within two months of starting work. The statement must include:
pay
hours of work
holiday entitlement
sick pay arrangements
notice periods
information about disciplinary and grievance procedures
There is an interactive tool available from Business Link to help your employer create a written statement.
Help with creating a written statement (opens new window) If the terms of the contract change, your employer must give you the new information in writing within one month.
What to do if you don't have a contract of employment
If you're an employee, you automatically have a contract of employment as soon as you accept a job offer. What you may not have is a 'written statement of employment particulars' setting out your terms of employment.
If you're not given this, or if it's wrong or unclear, or if you're dismissed for asking for it, you should first try to sort it out with your employer directly. If you have an employee representative (for example, a trade union official), they may be able to help. Ultimately you may be able to make a claim to an Employment Tribunal (Industrial Tribunal in Northern Ireland).
Dismissal for asking for a written statement will be automatically unfair.
Written statements
If you are an employee, you must get a ?written statement of employment particulars? setting out some of your main terms. Your employer must give you this within two months of starting work. The statement must include:
pay
hours of work
holiday entitlement
sick pay arrangements
notice periods
information about disciplinary and grievance procedures
There is an interactive tool available from Business Link to help your employer create a written statement.
Help with creating a written statement (opens new window) If the terms of the contract change, your employer must give you the new information in writing within one month.
What to do if you don't have a contract of employment
If you're an employee, you automatically have a contract of employment as soon as you accept a job offer. What you may not have is a 'written statement of employment particulars' setting out your terms of employment.
If you're not given this, or if it's wrong or unclear, or if you're dismissed for asking for it, you should first try to sort it out with your employer directly. If you have an employee representative (for example, a trade union official), they may be able to help. Ultimately you may be able to make a claim to an Employment Tribunal (Industrial Tribunal in Northern Ireland).
Dismissal for asking for a written statement will be automatically unfair.