TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 – Types of employment relationship
Employees and workers
Employee or self-employed?
Chapter 2 – Pre-employment
Recruitment and selection
Offer and appointment
Right to work
Chapter 3 – Starting employment
Induction
Probation
Chapter 4 – Continuity of employment
Employment with same employer
Change of employer
Calculating period of continuous employment
Qualifying periods
Chapter 5 – Employment contract, variation and breach
Formation
Terms
Information to be provided in writing
Staff handbook
Varying terms and conditions
Breach of contract
Chapter 6 – Flexible working
Working at home
Part-time workers
Fixed-term contracts
Agency workers
Chapter 7 – Directors
Chapter 8 – Assignments
Prerequisites for assignment
Assignment abroad
Chapter 9 – Company information
Intellectual property rights
Confidential information and confidentiality
Restraints and restrictive covenants
Whistleblowing
Chapter 10 – Remuneration
Pay
Tax
Pensions
Chapter 11 – Time on
Working time
Sunday trading
Chapter 12 – Time off
Time off during working hours
Annual leave
Chapter 13 – Sickness, injury and absence
Statutory sick pay
Occupational sick pay
Permanent health insurance
Management of sickness
Chapter 14 – Rights of parents and carers
Maternity rights
Adoption rights
Paternity rights
Parental leave
Right to request flexible working
Time off to care for dependants
Remedies
Chapter 15 – Health and safety
Scope of protection
Means of protection
Specific issues
Persons/bodies assisting and advising on health and safety
Data protection
Enforcement and remedies
Chapter 16 – Equality at work
Discrimination
Equal pay
Enforcement and remedies
Best practice
Chapter 17 – Data protection and privacy
Data protection
Monitoring and surveillance
Email and internet issues
Right to privacy
Chapter 18 – Training and performance
Training
Evaluation, guidelines and benchmarking
Chapter 19 – Discipline and grievance
Discipline
Grievance procedures
Right to be accompanied
Chapter 20 – Payroll and NIC
PAYE
NIC in relation to employment
Chapter 21 – Trade unions and industrial action
The Certification Officer
Trade unions
Recognition and derecognition
Strikes and other forms of industrial action
Individual trade union rights
Chapter 22 – Information and consultation in the workplace
Domestic information and consultation
European works councils
Chapter 23 – Lay-off and short-time working
Guarantee payments
Redundancy payments
Chapter 24 – Transfer of the business
Application
Effect
Information and consultation obligations
Chapter 25 – Ending employment
Termination of employment
Unfair dismissal
Redundancy
Employee rights on insolvency
Chapter 26 – Handling disputes and alternative resolution
Handling potential litigious disputes
Resolving employment disputes
Chapter 27 – Employment claims
Jurisdiction and time limits
Tribunal claims
Claims in the civil courts
Appendix
Model statement of particulars
Model short form contract of employment for general staff
Model service agreement
Model compromise and settlement agreement
Model policies
Whistleblowing – appropriate authorities
Statutory dispute resolution procedures – relevant jurisdictions
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