Employment law - Contractual clauses
Models (98)
Night work clauseNight workers are subject to special statutory rules set out in the Working Time Regulations 1998 and these are additional to the general working time rules. You can use our clause to vary some of these special statutory rules.Night ... Read more
09 Jun 2023
Counterparts clauseA counterparts clause is an example of a "boilerplate" clause, which are clauses that are designed to achieve certainty for the parties to the employment contract.Counterparts clauseIt's common for contracts and agreements, including ... Read more
12 May 2023
Suspension clauseWhere you have a reasonable belief that an employee may have committed an act of gross or very serious misconduct, you may wish to consider suspending them during the investigation and pending a formal disciplinary hearing. A suspe... Read more
12 May 2023
Lay-off and short time working clauseConsider inserting a lay-off and short time working clause into employment contracts enabling you to temporarily lay off an employee with no work and no pay, or to temporarily reduce their hours/days of work during... Read more
03 Feb 2023
Non-exclusivity clauseExclusivity terms are unenforceable if they're in the contracts of employees or workers whose net average weekly wages don't exceed the lower earnings limit.Unenforceable exclusivity clausesAny exclusivity term in a specified cont... Read more
13 Jan 2023
Failure to take up employment clauseWith key new recruits, it may be possible to include a failure to take up employment clause, or "no show" clause, in their employment contract. Breach of contractWhere a job applicant has accepted your offer of emplo... Read more
12 Dec 2022
17 Oct 2022
Commission clauseThe salaries of employees who are in sales roles is often comprised of a basic element plus guaranteed commission which is calculated according to the number of successful sales made. In this situation, the employee's written statemen... Read more
14 Oct 2022
Other benefits in kind clauseOur benefits in kind clause specifically covers private medical and permanent health insurance, pension schemes and life assurance, as these are the most common benefits after company cars. However, you can also include a... Read more
14 Oct 2022
Workplace security clauseYou can deal with physical security issues relating to access to your workplace by inserting a workplace security clause into employment contracts.Physical security measuresAll workplaces have physical security measures in pl... Read more
09 Sep 2022
