UK Employment Contract by SkillsforCare.org.uk
This is a template for a Contract of Employment, outlining the terms and conditions between an employer and an employee. It covers essential details such as job title, duties, hours, salary, holiday entitlement, sick leave, and procedures for probation, termination, confidentiality, grievance, and disciplinary actions. The template includes placeholders for specific details to be inserted.
Contract of Employment
Employer’s name: Machines For Humans LTD
Employee’s name: Bishwajit Podder
Date of commencement of employment: 01/12/24
Main place of work: Remote
Job title: Personal assistant
Duties and responsibilities:
As set out in the job description. The employer may require you to carry out other reasonable duties as required.
Probationary period:
There will be a probationary period of (*usually three months). At the end of this period, the position will be reviewed and, if satisfactory, the continuation of your employment will be confirmed. During the probationary period, either party can terminate employment by giving one week’s notice.
Hours of work:
Your hours of work will be:
(Insert number of hours) weekday hours
(Insert number of hours) weekend hours
(Insert number of sleepovers if required) sleepover(s)
There is a need for the employee to be flexible and these hours may be changed as required according to the employer’s needs. If hours need to be changed or additional hours worked, the employer will give as much notice as possible.
Lateness:
If you are going to be more than 10 minutes late you are required to contact the employer as soon as possible, but at the very latest 30 minutes before you are due to start work.
Salary:
As an hourly paid employee your salary will be:
£(insert weekday hourly rate before National Insurance Contributions or Tax deductions) for weekdays
£(insert weekend hourly rate before National Insurance Contributions and Tax deductions) for weekends and bank holidays
£(insert rate for sleepover before National Insurance Contributions and Tax deductions) for sleepovers.
Your salary is payable (insert either monthly or weekly) and will be paid on (insert date of salary payment. If monthly, it could be the third working day of the month or last Friday in the month, for example. If weekly, insert day of payment) by (insert direct payment into your bank/cheque/cash).
The employer will deduct National Insurance and Income Tax as required by law.
The employer may also deduct any overpayment of wages or holiday entitlement.
Pensions:
There is no pension scheme available with employer’s contributions, however, if you are eligible you may be offered access to a stakeholder pension scheme.
Time sheets:
You will be required to complete a (insert either monthly/weekly depending on payment of salary) signed time sheet and submit this to the employer on (insert day of the month or week giving time to work out wages or send to payroll agency to ensure wages can be paid on the given date).
Holiday entitlement:
The holiday year is from (insert holiday year – usually either 1 January–31 December or 1 April–31 March). Your holiday entitlement must be taken during this period. Payment will not be made for any unused holiday and these cannot be taken into the next holiday period.
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