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1. Names of both the employer and employee
2. Starting date of the employee
3. Job title and description
4. Address of the workplace(s)
5. Details of pay – hourly rate/salary and when it is paid (weekly/monthly)
6. Hours worked each week
7. Holiday entitlement
8. Sickness entitlement
9. Details of any pension schemes
10. If the employee is to work overseas – the period that they will work overseas and the currency in which remuneration will be paid for this period.
11. Grievance arrangements
12. Termination of Contract Notice
13. Redundancy
14. Disciplinary procedures
15. Signatures of both the employer and employee




Example:

The Employee will work from: 453 High Street, Newtown NEW12

5. You should clearly state the employee’s salary or hourly rate in this section and details of ‘when’ their wages will be paid (monthly, weekly, etc). In addition, you need to state how their wages will be paid (BACS, cheque, etc) and give details of any requirements from the employee to make payment possible (for example a personal bank account).

Example:

The Employee’s salary is £17,000 per annum. Payments are monthly by BACS directly in to your bank account. If you do not have a bank account you will need to open one.

6. Give details of the employees work hours and the days that they are required to work. You should also state what break periods the employee is given.

If you feel that the employee may be required to work outside of the contracted hours, you should bring this to their attention and indicate the rate of pay (if this is the same as the current rate or different).

You should be aware that there is legislation controlling the amount of working hours for an employee: currently for a person aged over 18, this is 48 hours per week.

Example:

The Employee’s working week will consist of 40 hours, from Monday to Friday and from 9 am to 6pm. There is a 1 hour lunch break: timing to be agreed with immediate supervisor.