Pro Forma Contract of Employment
CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
"Incorporating particulars required under Section 1 Employment Rights Act 1996"
between
[name and address of employer]
and
[name and address of employee]
Job title and particulars of employment
Your job title is [job title]. Your duties are as set out in your job description.
Or
Your duties are [duties description]. These are the normal duties which we require you to perform; however, you will also be required to comply with all reasonable instructions given to you by line management.
Probationary period
Your appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion by you, of a probationary period of [number] months starting from the date you commenced work. We reserve the right to extend the period for such time as we consider appropriate. If such an extension is deemed necessary you will be advised in writing.
During the probationary period the Employer’s full disciplinary and grievance procedures will not apply to you and you will not be entitled to sick pay other than under the statutory scheme. Your employment may be terminated during or at the end of the probationary period in accordance with Clause 13 below.
Place of work
You will normally work at [job location] but we may, on reasonable advance notice, require you to accept a new normal place of work anywhere in the UK/within reasonable travelling distance of your home.
Commencement of employment
The date of commencement of your employment is [date of commencement]. Your period of continuous employment commenced for statutory purposes on that date/other date specified.
Remuneration
You will be paid £ [amount] per annum gross, payable by BACS monthly in arrears on or about [date]. We reserve the right to alter the method and/or frequency of pay.
We reserve the right to make deductions from your pay in respect of any sums of money owed by you to us in accordance with this Contract or otherwise, including but not limited to loans, overpayments, damage or loss of our property due to your negligence or default and holidays taken in excess of entitlement at the time of the termination of your employment.
Benefits
You are entitled to membership of our current health insurance scheme, and details of this can be obtained from [place from which details can be obtained]
Bonuses and commissions may be paid entirely at our discretion. There is no entitlement to such payments as of right under this Contract.
Hours of work
Your hours of work are [number of hours] per week, Monday to Friday with one hour’s lunch break. You are required to work such additional hours unpaid as are necessary for the proper performance of your duties or as the firm may reasonably require of you having regard to the needs of the business.
If working at a client's premises you should, as far as possible, conform with the client's office hours but should still work a minimum of [number of hours] hours per week.
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