Employers Employment Contracts

We are able to assist your business with the drafting of employment contracts of your employees. We are able to tailor employment contracts to the needs of your business.

By law you, as an employer, have a duty to provide your employees, at the very minimum with a written statement of particulars of employment, containing basic information such as their salary, dates of employment and their job title, within two months of the employee starting work for your business. There could be financial penalties for not doing so.

A carefully drafted contract can offer protection to your business by preventing an employee from doing something which may detrimentally affect your business. For example, you can prevent your employee from disclosing confidential information about your business to third parties or your business competitors, or can prevent an employee from soliciting or poaching clients, customers or staff from your business. Contracts also place obligations on you or your employees in specific situations such as termination of employment so that each party is clear as to their position should that situation arise.

In these difficult financial circumstances, more businesses are seeking to vary the terms of employees' contracts in relation to such issues as pay. We can advise and assist you with this process. It is important to seek legal advice in this regard as there is a risk that an employee may bring a claim to an Employment Tribunal if the process is not properly dealt with. We can assist your business to make this a smooth process whilst maintaining staff morale.

We are also able to review employment contracts for you and advise on issues such as terminating a contract or restricting an employee from taking custom from your business should you require advice.

Should you require any assistance please do not hesitate to contact us on 0208 301 4884 and book an appointment to see one of our specialists today. Alternatively, you can e-mail us your details on enquiries@alettashaw.co.uk and we will contact you.