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Sunday working rules
Understand the rules for employing people to work on Sundays.
The employment contract
Understanding the basic elements of a contract of employment as required by employment law.
Employee enforcement of the right to a written statement of employment
How an employee can enforce their rights in relation to receiving a written statement of employment.
Putting together an employee's written statement of employment
The minimum details that a written statement of employment must contain over and above what is included in the principal statement.
The principal statement in the employment contract
The particulars of employment that must be put together in a single document.
How to change an existing contract of employment
Getting an employee to agree to a change in their terms and conditions of employment.
Breach of employment contract claims
Claims and counter-claims arising out of a failure to observe employment contractual terms and conditions.
Implied terms of an employment contract
Contracts of employment contain some terms and conditions that apply even if they are not written down.
The written statement of employment
Who is entitled to a written statement of employment, when you should issue it, and how it should be presented.
Night working rules
Ensuring your employees stay within the night working regulations.
Fixed-term employment contracts and the 'equal treatment' principle
Comparing the fixed-term employee with a comparable permanent employee.
Fixed-term employment contracts and 'less favourable treatment'
How to avoid treating fixed-term employees less favourably than their permanent equivalents.
Fixed-term employment contracts and statutory employment rights
Handle fixed-term redundancies legally when tasks or events are completed.
Redundancy rights of fixed-term employees
Employer obligations to grant fixed-term employees their legal redundancy rights.
Fixed-term employment benefits
Employment benefits that can be offered to fixed-term employees.
Rights of fixed-term employees
How to fulfil your legal obligations by granting fixed-term employees the same rights as permanent staff.
Fixed-term employment contracts
Meet your legal obligations to fixed-term employees by understanding employment rules.
Limiting the use of successive fixed-term employment contracts
When renewed fixed-term employment contracts become permanent.
Informing fixed-term employees about permanent vacancies
Fulfil your legal obligations to fixed-term employees when permanent positions arise.
Recruiting new staff and other alternatives
Consider if you need more staff and what alternatives there are to taking on new staff.