Employment law - Contractual clauses
Accommodation clauseThis clause may be inserted where an employee is required to live on site for the better performance of their duties. Further informationProvision of accommodation will be regarded as a benefit, and therefore part of remuneration.... Read more
14 Sep 2016
Shift work clauseAs we move towards a 24-hour a day culture, it will become more and more common for employees to undertake shift work. Shift workers don't usually have normal hours of work. Rather, they work hours according to a shift rota and these ... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Retirement clauseOur retirement clause states that you do not operate a normal retirement age and therefore employees will not be compulsorily retired on reaching a particular age. Instead, employees can choose to voluntarily retire whenever they wis... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Flexitime clausePermitting employees to work flexitime boosts morale and commitment and can result in increased productivity and better performance. However, it won't be suitable for all businesses and, even if you do want to introduce such a system, ... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Restrictions on authority clauseOur clause ensures that an employee is aware of the restrictions on their authority, particularly when it comes to entering into contracts with third parties and hiring and firing staff. It's useful to have in contracts... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Return of company property clauseIt's advisable to insert a clause obliging an employee to return all company property on the termination of their employment. This is particularly the case if the employee has office keys, company credit cards, expensi... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Job-share clauseIf two employees share a full-time role on a job-share basis, it's worth inserting our job-share clause into both of their contracts of employment. Be aware that if one job sharer leaves, you can't just dismiss the other one.Legal posit... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Overtime and time off in lieu clauseIf you require an employee to work overtime hours from time to time, use our overtime and time off in lieu clause. It's then up to you whether you are going to pay overtime payments, grant time off in lieu or give n... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Limiting disciplinary procedure clauseIf you don't want to get bogged down by your disciplinary warnings procedure in respect of short-serving employees, our limiting disciplinary procedure clause might be just what you're looking for. An unfair dismis... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Blanket power to vary contract clauseBe careful when using our blanket power to vary contract clause - there's a high risk you won't be able to rely on it to make significant changes to an employee's contract of employment. That said, it's useful for non... Read more
09 Jul 2015