After completing your company formation you may want to appoint some staff to help you run your business. As well as registering as an employer and setting up a payroll, you will normally want to produce an employment contract stating the terms and conditions of employment.
The moment an applicant unconditionally accepts your offer of a job, a contract of employment will exist. The terms can be oral, written, implied or a mixture of the three. Although setting them in writing can prevent disagreements in the future and may provide you with additional legal protection.
The employer is under the duty to provide at least a written statement containing the main employment particulars within two months of the start of their employment. This written statement is not the employment contract but it provides evidence of the terms and conditions of employment. The employer can produce a contract on its own if the contract contains everything the written statement is required to have in it.
The below outlines some of the factors that need to be included in the written statement:
- Legal name of employer company
- The legal name of the employee
- Date the employment began
- Employee’s pay
- Employee’s hours of work
- Entitlement to holiday
- Job Title
- The address of the employee’s place of work
- Sickness, injury and sick pay
- Period of employment
- Notice period
- Collective agreements
- Pensions
- Dismissal, disciplinary and grievance procedures
- Employment overseas
To change an employment contract’s terms and conditions you will need to get the employees agreement first, otherwise the employee may be able to sue for breach of contract or resign and claim constructive dismissal.
If there is a change of employer the employee is entitled to a new and full written statement normally within two months of employee change.
To form a company now that you understand the duties you have as an employer please follow the link below:
https://www.wisteriaformations.co.uk/uk_company_registration.
If you have any problems with the registration or need any further advice please call our company formations support team on 0844 893 0808 or send them a message at formations@wisteria.co.uk and they will respond shortly.
Please note that Wisteria Formations are not lawyers and therefore are not able to provide legal advice. You are always advised to seek professional advice from a lawyer or other suitably qualified professional in relation to legal matters. Wisteria Formations, its staff or other group companies cannot be held liable for your reliance on information shown in these articles.
