1. 0 Introduction On 13 March 2008 Pat Harrison asked Sadia Warsame to write reports on the Contract of Employments. This report will be used to help the readers to gain more Knowledge and Information. 2. 0 Procedure Information was obtained by 2. 1 Visiting www. acas. org. uk . 2. 2 Reading a book called Glossary of Employment Terms by Peter Chandler. 2. 3 At work from colleuages. 3. 0 Findings 3. 1 Contract of Employment. Contract of Employment is a contract between an employer and employee, established after an offer of employment is made by the employer and accepted by the employee.
Contracts of employment may be expressed orally or in writing and they can be open-ended or for fixed-time or fixed-purpose. The terms of contract of employment may be oral, written, implied or a mixture of all three. If an employee works for the employer a month or longer, The employer must give them a written statement of specified terms and conditions within two months of starting their employment with the Employer. Your contract of employment is a legally binding agreement and obliges both you and your employer to keep to the terms of employment spelled out in it.
These terms can of course be changed at any time by mutual agreement. 3. 1. 1 Employer’s Responsibilities. Your employer must provide you with either an employment contract or a statement of the terms and conditions of your employment within two months of your starting date. The document should include all terms and conditions that you have agreed with your employer, including your start date, hours of work, starting salary (which should specify gross or net), holiday entitlement etc.
It should also include their agreement to operate PAYE on your behalf. Your employer must provide you training and safe and healthy workplace environment. The contract might also include a detailed description of your duties, house rules and disciplinary procedures and any other benefits to which you may be entitled (e. g. use of a car provided by your employer or re-imbursement of motoring costs if you use your own vehicle for work). 3. 1. 2 Employee’s Responsibilities.
Employees must have an excellent attendence and punctuality, In the event that an employee is unable to report for work, he or she is expected to try all means to notify his or her immediate supervisor or superior. The employee must report every incident to his or hers superior. Comply with all the company’s regulations. The employee must understand and comply with rules regarding work schedules, safety requirements, security, confidentiallity and other policies that affect their work environment. Preform the duties outlined by your supervisor willingly and effiently to the best of your ability.
Respect your fellow employees and treat all co-workers courtesy and consideration. 3. 2 Equal Opportunities 3. 2. 1 Employer’s Responsibilities. 3. 2. 2 Employee’s Responsibilities 3. 3 Data Protection The purpose of data protection legislation is to ensure that personal data is not processed without the knowledge and, except in certain cases, the consent of the data subject, to ensure that personal data which is processed is accurate, and to enforce a set of standards for the processing of such information.
Unlike the previous Act, the 1998 Act covers data held in manual files as well as computer files, although not all the provisions apply immediately to existing manual files. Data subjects have the right to check the validity of the data held about them by submitting a request in writing and paying the fee required the data subject may obtain a copy of data held about him/her. 3. 3. 1 Employer’s Responsibilities.
As an employer, you have responsibilities to ensure your employees’ personal details are respected and properly protected. 3. 3. 2 Employee’s Responsibilities 4. 0 Conclusion To conclude this report it can be seen that both employers and employees work together to provide a healthy work environment 5. 0 Recommendations The writer of this report would like to make the following recommendation………………………………..