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HR Update - Paying attention to contracts

Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries provides advice on how employers can ensure their legal contracts are 'bullet proof'

It is great when everything is going well at the beginning of the employment relationship, but if the relationship turns sour you may wish you had paid more attention to the employment contract. Here are some key points to follow:

Legal bits - the legal bits that need to be included are common sense. (More legal stuff next time.)

Name and address of employee and employer - this needs to be the employer's registered office.

Employee start date and continuous service date - if it is a new employee, this will be the same.

Hours and days of work - you need to be clear when staff should work. Too often I have seen nursery owners employ people on the hours and days that the new employee dictates.

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