Employers must notify any employees in writing of any changes to the contents of the Statement within one month of the change being made. C ontracts should be used to lay down rules and clarify potentially contentious aspects of the working relationship - and so avoid expensive litigation later on. Comprehensive rules should therefore be included in respect of overtime, commission, holidays and holiday pay, sickness and sick pay, bonuses etc.
T here are statutory minimum obligations in respect of notice and statutory sick pay.
The new European Working Hours Directive also sets maximum hours and minimum paid holidays. D isciplinary procedures are necessary under the statutory rules if the employer has 20 or more employees, but it is good practice for all employers to have these procedures because of the unfair dismissal rules. Copyright 1997 Buckle Mellows Solicitors. All rights reserved . Regulated by the Law Society in the conduct of investment business.