Written Terms of Employment

1. Names of the employee and employer

You [name of employee] began working for [name of employer].

2. Start date and continuous employment

Your employment started on [date employment started].

 

[Note: use either A or B.]

 

A. Your previous employment does not count as part of a period of ‘continuous employment’ (working for the same employer without a significant break).

 

B. Your previous employment with [name of previous employer or employers] counts as part of your ‘continuous employment’ (working for the same employer without a significant break) which began on [date continuous employment started].

 

3. Job title or a brief description of the job

[Note: use either Job title or Brief description of the job.]

Job title

You’ll be employed as a [job title].

Brief description of the job

[Note: use either A or B.]

 

A. A brief description of your work is [insert details].

 

B. Your responsibilities are set out in the job description attached to this statement.

 

[Optional] Your job description may be amended by us and, in addition to duties set out in the job description, you may be required to undertake additional or other reasonable duties as necessary to meet the needs of our business.

4. Pay

5. Place of work

[Optional] Working abroad

6. Working hours

[Optional] Variable hours or days of work

7. Holiday entitlement

8. Other benefits

9. Absence and sick pay

Sick pay

10. Other paid leave

11. Pension arrangements [can be provided later, but must be provided within 2 months of the start of employment]

12. Training

13. Probationary period

14. Notice period

15. Collective agreements [can be provided later, but must be provided within 2 months of the start of employment]

16. Grievances

17. Disciplinary rules and procedures

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