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More than an off-the-shelf employee work contract template. GitLaw drafts an agreement for employees built around your exact role and your business terms: pay and hours as agreed, holiday and sick pay set out clearly, confidentiality and IP covered from day one, and the written particulars UK employers must give in writing, all in one document.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
This contract is made between Fenwick & Vale Studio (the "Employer") and Priya Shaw (the "Employee").
1. Parties and start date. This contract is between Fenwick & Vale Studio (the "Employer") and Priya Shaw (the "Employee"). Employment begins on 1 September 2026. No previous employment counts towards the Employee's period of continuous employment. 2. Job title and duties. The Employee is employed as Studio Coordinator. The Employee will carry out the duties set out in the attached role description, together with any other reasonable duties the Employer assigns from time to time. 3. Place of work. The Employee's normal place of work is the Employer's premises at 8 Wharf Lane, Bristol. The Employee may be required to work at other locations, and may work remotely by agreement. 4. Pay. The Employer will pay the Employee a salary of £34,000 a year, paid monthly in arrears on the last working day of each month by bank transfer, subject to deductions for tax and National Insurance. 5. Hours of work. Normal working hours are 9.00am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, with an unpaid lunch break of one hour. The Employee may be required to work additional hours where the needs of the business require it. 6. Holiday. The Employee is entitled to 28 days' paid holiday a year including bank holidays, which reflects the statutory minimum of 5.6 weeks' paid holiday a year for full-time staff. The holiday year runs from 1 January to 31 December. 7. Sickness absence. The Employee must notify their manager as early as possible on the first day of absence. The Employee is entitled to Statutory Sick Pay where the qualifying conditions are met. Company sick pay, if any, is set out in the staff handbook. 8. Confidentiality and intellectual property. The Employee will keep the Employer's confidential information confidential during and after employment. All intellectual property created by the Employee in the course of employment belongs to the Employer. 9. Notice and termination. During the probationary period of three months, either party may terminate on one week's notice. After that, the Employee must give one month's notice, and the Employer will give the statutory minimum notice or one month, whichever is longer. 10. Governing law. This contract is governed by the law of England and Wales, and both parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. This sample covers many of the particulars UK employers must give an employee in writing on or before their first day. A full written statement has further requirements, and GitLaw asks about those when it drafts.
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Sources: Ministry of Justice employment tribunal statistics; gov.uk guidance on the written statement of employment particulars; Employment Act 2002 s.38. Figures change, and this is not legal advice.
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Employment contract questions, answered
Not a full contract as such, but GOV.UK guidance sets out that employees must be given a written statement of employment particulars, covering things like pay, hours, holiday and notice, on or before their first day. Most employers go further with a fuller employment contract that also covers the terms that matter to the business, like confidentiality and IP. GitLaw drafts one document designed to cover both.
GitLaw provides documents and tools, not legal advice. This page is general information about how employment contracts are commonly written, not advice on your situation. For anything significant, speak to a qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction.
