Compressed Hours Employment Contract

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is now payable from the first full day of sickness absence. This contract has been updated to reflect this change.

This Compressed Hours Employment Contract is designed for employees who work their total contracted hours over fewer working days, for example a nine-day fortnight. It reflects the growing use of flexible working patterns.

The matching offer letter is the Compressed Hours Employment Offer Letter.

Use this contract to set out a compressed-hours arrangement clearly

Employers must provide workers and employees with a written statement of their main terms and conditions of employment, often known as a Standard Form Section One Statement.

This contract covers those requirements and must be provided to the employee or worker by day one of employment.

How hours and the working pattern are handled

The total number of hours to be worked is set out in the Hours clause. The drafting provides discretion for the employer to change the compressed-hours pattern if they believe it is causing problems with health or performance.

What does this compressed-hours employment contract cover?

This contract is intended to give employees working a compressed week the same rights as other full-time staff with a more traditional pattern, while recording how the role will operate in practice.

It includes the usual provisions you would expect in an employment contract, including pay and benefits, holidays, sickness absence, family leave, pension, grievance and disciplinary procedures, termination, data protection and the right to work in the UK.

It also includes provisions dealing specifically with how the compressed-hours arrangement works, including the agreed total hours and the working pattern over fewer days.

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