Employment contracts – employment law consultancy London

Whether you are an employee or employer sometimes your responsibilities and your rights can become a bit blurry. The relationship between employer and employee can be a tricky one and sometimes you find yourself questioning who is right under the law. Our legal team at Lomi Legal can help you better understand your employment contract or draw up a contract for your employees that is suitable.

What are the 5 types of employment?

There are five main types of employment and they are as follows:

• Permanent of fixed-term employees
• Casual employees
• Apprentices
• Labour hire
• Contractors

What should be in your employment contract as a resident of the UK?

An employment contract in the UK must contain terms & conditions of your employment. Its give the employee and the employer certain rights and responsibilities. For example it would include things like the amount the employer has to pay you and the time frame it has to be paid in. Also, that the employer has the right to give the employee reasonable instructions as to how to do his or her job. Other terms that could be included is vacation time, health care, and other benefits. You may also receive a list of daily work responsibilities.

What are some reasons an employee or employer may want to make changes to an employment contract?

As an employee you may want to have changes made to your employment contract because you want to change some of the following things:

• better pay
• improved working conditions
• more vacation days
• change in working hours
• change from part time to full time
• flexible working hours
• more work and life balance

As an employer there may also be a number of things that you wish to change in your employees contract, such as the following:

• salary
• working time
• duties
• location of where you work

Do all employment changes need to be done in writing?

Not all changes and agreements need to be backed up in writing, however our legal team can advise you in which scenarios it is best to have a written statement to solidify your new terms & conditions.

What do I do if I need more legal advice about employment law and employment contracts?

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