Employment Relations

In the video about contracts of employment I address the question: Do ALL employees NEED to have a contract of employment. The answer is no and the technicalities are discussed in the video.

The information, according to Section 29 of the Basic Conditions of Employment, that must be given to the Employee in writing is the following:

1. the full name and address of the employer;
2. the name and occupation of the employee, or a brief description of the work for which the employee is employed;
3. the place of work, and, where the employee is required or permitted to work at various places, an indication of this;
4. the date on which the employment began;
5. the employee’s ordinary hours of work and days of work;
6. the employee’s wage or the rate and method of calculating wages;
7. the rate of pay for overtime work;
8. any other cash payment that the employee is entitled to;
9. any payment in kind that the employee is entitled to and the value of the payment in kind;
10. how frequently remuneration will be paid;
11. any deductions to be made from the employee’s remuneration;
12. the leave to which the employee is entitled;
13. the period of notice required to terminate employment, or if employment is for a specified period, the date when employment is to terminate;
14. a description of any council or sectoral determination which covers the employer’s business;
15. any period of employment with a previous employer that counts towards the employee’s period of employment;
16. a list of any documents that form part of the contract of employment, indicating a place that is reasonably accessible to the employee where a copy of each may be obtained.

The above may be amended from time to time and is accurate as per the date of publishing this blog piece. A reminder to check if any amendments are applicable.