Employment Contract

Contract of Employment

In this guide, we’ll look at what a contract of employment is, different types of contracts, and what to include in them.

Brand New Employment Right: Carer's Leave

Read our guide on Carer's Leave - a brand new employment right.

Zero Hour Holiday Pay

Read our guide on zero hour holiday pay. Discover what it is, how much it is, and how to calculate it correctly.

Implied Terms of a Contract

Read our guide on the benefits of implied terms in employment contracts, and how they legally stand even without being documented.

On-Call Employees' Working Hours

What's an on call employee and what sort of working hours are associated with this role? This guide explains everything your business needs to know.

Apprentices

Read our guide on apprentices to find out your legal requirements when employing them.

How to tackle the UK's long-term sickness rates

Greater childcare provision is the key to reducing economic inactivity, employers have told the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) when it surveyed them to ask what steps the next government should take to reduce long-term sickness rates in the UK.

Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024 passed before Parliament went into recess

The sudden announcement of a general election to be held on 4 July left only a few days before Parliament closed down and gave the Government the problem of which items of legislation to quickly push through the adoption process.

Employers asked what help is most needed to get people back into work

With the Government considering a number of welfare-to-work reforms, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) decided to ask employers for their views on what is most needed in order to find, recruit and retain the right people.

Ask Kate: Should my staff be working on the spring bank holiday?

This caller wanted advice on whether they’d be breaching contract by asking their staff to work over the bank holiday. So, they asked Kate Palmer, Peninsula’s HR Advice and Consultancy Director, for expert advice.

Manufacturing employers increase investment in wellbeing

Nearly half of all UK manufacturing employers increased their spending on workforce health and wellbeing in the last year. Now, figures are showing the positive impact this has had.

Clawback provisions are not the same as a restraint of trade

The High Court, in the case of Steel v Spencer Road LLP (t/a The Omerta Group), had to consider whether or not a clawback clause was a restraint of trade

Employment contract are used to validate a work agreement between an employer and a potential candidate.

In an age of innovation, coupled with growing numbers of employees moving into self-employment, employers need to protect their own interests more than ever before when their staff leave.

This employment law guide explores the basics of employment contracts and offers guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls.

This employment law guide explores the basics of zero hours contracts and offers guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls.

This employment law guide explores the basics of employment contracts and offers guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls.

This employment law guide explores the basics of employment contracts and handbooks and offers guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls.