Basic / Statutory Minimum Employment Contract

This Basic Employment Contract is designed for a wide range of roles, particularly junior positions.

It is intended to help employers meet the requirement to provide workers and employees with a written statement of their main terms and conditions of employment (often referred to as a Standard Form Section One Statement). It must be provided by day one of employment.

Use this contract to put the key terms in one place

This template brings together the core statutory statement terms with other standard provisions you will typically want in an employment contract, so you can set expectations clearly from the outset.

What this contract helps you cover

Depending on what you include, the template can be used to confirm:

• who the employer and employee are, the employee’s role, and where they will work (including work outside the UK)
• when employment starts, what counts towards continuous employment, and the employee’s working hours
• pay and benefits, holiday entitlement, and other paid leave
• training arrangements, sickness absence reporting, and pension provision
• confidentiality and restrictions, plus any collective agreements that apply
• the employer’s grievance and disciplinary procedures, and data protection position
• how changes to terms are handled, what happens if a term is unenforceable (severability), and the governing law and jurisdiction
• the employee’s right to work in the UK

Duties and job description

The “Duties” clause lets you either set out the duties and responsibilities of the role, state that duties are “as determined by the Company from time to time”, or refer to a separate job description.

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