Employment Contract Advice for Employers.
Our employment law solicitors will learn about your business and offer tailored guidance on employment contracts depending on your situation and requirements.
Employment Contracts can be challenging to get right.
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We offer expert legal guidance and advice on employment contracts for businesses of all sizes.
As an employer, it is required by law that you provide a contract of employment to all employees, to protect the rights of both your business and your staff.
An employment contract is a legally binding contract between an employer and employee, which sets out the terms of employment that both parties must follow as well as the employees’ rights and responsibilities.
It is important that within an employment contract, it clearly sets out the working conditions and expectations of an employee, such as:
Working hours
Salary
Holiday entitlement
Place or location of work
Sick pay provision
Benefits and bonuses
Notice of termination
You can also expand on the statutory statement of terms within the contract to include post termination restrictions, known as restrictive covenants.
Restrictive covenants can provide protection of your business strategies, clients and customer, technologies and poaching / employing your staff. You can find out more about restrictive covenants here. Our employment law team can offer expert support on all things relating to employment contracts, including;
Breach of contract
Contract & employment policy review
Contract changes
Dispute resolution
Compensation
Creation & implementation of employment contracts
Employee termination
Employment terms
Legal compliance
Non-disclosure agreements
In conjunction with an employment contract, we would also highly recommend you review your company handbook, this will ensure you have the correct policies and procedures in place to mitigate any business risk or future workplace dispute. Some examples include:
Agile Working Policy
Equality & Diversity Policy
Grievance Policy
Health & Safety Policy
Lone Working Policy
Performance Management Policy
Sickness Absence Policy
Find out more about workplace handbooks here.
Whether you need assistance with reviewing your current employment contracts or need guidance on where to start, our experienced employment contract solicitors are here to guide and support you to ensure you have the legal basis covered and your business is protected, should an employee dispute arise.
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There are huge risks associated with not having an employment contract in place for every employee, so we strongly recommend businesses of all sizes have a robust employment contract in place. Our expert team is here to help with the creation, implementation, and review of employment contracts or policies.
To protect your company and its employees, it is recommended that all employees receive a written contract stating their terms of employment and expected codes of conduct.
If an employee has breached, or broken their terms of employment, it’s best to follow your own internal policies and procedures to resolve the issue, however, in more serious cases, if this is not viable, we’d suggest contact an employment solicitor to discuss your options. Contact us today for tailored advice.
Sounds like you might need a Restrictive Covenant. We can support you with the best way to do this depending on your circumstances, requirements, and existing contracts in place. Find out more here about restrictive covenants.