This is a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) training course.
Recommended for:
The Fundamentals of Employment Contracts course is for HR practitioners responsible for employment law issues within their organisation. No prior knowledge of contract law is required.
Course overview:
The Fundamentals of Employment Contracts is a practical 1-day course that provides an understanding of contract law and how it applies to employment.
Fundamentals of Employment Contracts takes participants through the essential elements of the contractual relationship and looks at the importance of terms of employment from the beginning to the end of the employee/employer relationship.
Course benefits:
By the end of the Fundamentals of Employment Contracts course, you will be able to:
- understand the significance of contract law on the employment relationship
- appreciate the importance of clarity and flexibility in drafting terms of employment
- understand the binding nature of a contractual relationship
- advise on how to amend an employment contract.
PROGRAMME
Employment status
- who is an employee?
- workers, self-employed and agency staff
- casual and seasonal workers
Types of contract
- permanent and temporary
- part-time and fixed-term
- other working patterns
Entering into an employment contract
- job description, person specification
- applications
- interviews
- offer and acceptance
- withdrawal of offer
- misrepresentation
- references
- illegal contracts
Possible sources of contractual obligations
- statutory provisions
- express and implied terms
- custom and practice
- collective agreements
- disciplinary procedures
The key elements of an employment contract
- written particulars of employment
- express and implied terms
- terms incorporated by reference to other documents
- restrictive covenants
- continuity of employment
Drafting an employment contract
- basic and discretionary terms
- drafting for flexibility
- staff handbooks
Areas to watch
- equal pay and discrimination issues
- flexible working
