Chapter 16Employing labour463
To: Ms Jane Doe
350 Elton Road
Manchester M62 10AS
The following particulars are given to you pursuant to the Employment Rights Act 1996 (as amended).
1.The parties are as follows:
Name and address of Employer: Michael Snooks Ltd
520 London Square
Manchester M42 14SA
Name and address of Employee: Jane Doe
350 Elton Road
Manchester M62 10AS
2.The date when your employment began was 2 February 2007.
Your employment with John Bloggs Ltd from whom Michael Snooks Ltd purchased the business and
which began on 3 February 2004 counts as part of your period of continuous employment with Michael
Snooks Ltd. No employment with a previous employer counts as part of your period of continuous
employment.
3.The following are the particulars of the terms of your employment as at 8 March 2007.
(a)You are employed at 520 London Square, Manchester, M42 14SA, as a secretary/PA in the
Educational Publishing Department. Our offices are a non-smoking environment.
(b)The rate of your remuneration is £420 per week.
(c)Your remuneration is paid at weekly intervals in arrears.
(d)Your normal working hours are from 9.30 am to 5 pm, Mondays to Fridays inclusive.
(e)(i) You are entitled to 20 days’ paid holiday per year, plus authorised bank holidays, which accrues
on a pro rata basis. The holiday year runs from 1 January to 31 December. Up to five days’
holiday may be carried over into the next holiday year. All holiday entitlements shall be taken
at our discretion, but we will not unreasonably refuse your requests for a holiday.
(ii) Regulations as to payment while absent during sickness or injury are available for inspection
during normal working hours in the office of the secretary/PA to the Personnel Manager.
(iii) The company offers a stakeholder pension scheme should you wish to join it. Details are
available from the company secretary.
(f)The length of notice which you are obliged to give to end your contract of employment is one week
and the length of notice you are entitled to receive unless your conduct is such that you may be
summarily dismissed is as follows:
(i) One week if your period of continuous employment is less than two years;
(ii) One week for each year of continuous employment if your period of continuous employment is
two years or more but less than 12 years; and
(iii) Twelve weeks if your period of continuous employment is 12 years or more.
(g)There are no collective agreements which affect the terms and conditions of the employment.
(h)There is no requirement for work outside the United Kingdom.- Disciplinary procedure
(a)The employer must set out in writing the employee’s alleged conduct or characteristics or other
circumstances which lead him to contemplate dismissing or taking disciplinary action against the
employee.
(b)The employer must send the statement, or a copy of it, to the employee and invite the employee to
attend a meeting to discuss the matter.
Meeting
(c)The meeting will take place before action is taken except in the case where the disciplinary action
consists of suspension.
Figure 16.1Sample statement of written particulars of terms of employment
NB: Business Link provides a tool that will create a written statement of employment which covers all the employment terms and conditions an employer has to give
employee. It must be issued not later than two months after the beginning of employment. For more information see Business Link website under ‘Employee People’.