Employment law - Contractual clauses

Outside business interests clauseUse our outside business interests clause to restrict the ability of an employee to take on other jobs or outside business interests, both during and outside their normal working hours.All work and no playIt's quite re... Read more

Training requirement clauseWhilst you probably run staff training in-house and on-site, sometimes you might require employees to attend training courses run externally or off-site, and these could take place some distance from their normal place of w... Read more

Statement of changes to employment particularsIf any of the terms in the written statement of employment particulars change, you must give the employee a written statement of that change within one month.Statutory provisionS.4 Employment Rights Act 1... Read more

Pay secrecy clauseThere's no general implied term that employees must keep details of their salary confidential. So if maintaining confidentiality of salary and benefits information is important, you need an express contractual clause to cover the poi... Read more

Reporting procedureIt's worth including a short reporting procedure in employment contracts in order to put positive reporting duties on employees. Clause benefitsIf you place an employee under a contractual duty to regularly report what they're doing ... Read more

Statement of employment particulars checklistOur checklist contains a table which sets out all the employment particulars that must be included in a written statement from 6 April 2020.Statutory provisionsUnder the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), a... Read more

Confidentiality clauseAn employee owes a duty of confidentiality to you, which continues during the period of employment and, to a more limited extent, after termination. The extent of the duty depends on the facts and circumstances of each case but ... Read more

Employee warrantiesOur warranties ask the employee to warrant that they have both the freedom to work and specific professional qualifications.Freedom to workOur Employee Warranties are drafted as a clause for insertion into a senior employee's employ... Read more

Electronic signatures clauseIf you put a suitable online platform in place, employees can sign their employment contracts using e-signatures, whether that means typing their name or a unique code into the contract or using a stylus pen. Use our claus... Read more

Extra bank holidays clauseIf the government announces an extra bank holiday, whether employees are then entitled to an additional day's holiday will depend on the wording of their employment contracts.   Extra bank and public holidaysOccasionally, t... Read more