Section II contract of employment

1.When an employee starts work for an organization (the employer), the terms and conditions of employment are negotiated and set down in a written contract. This contract helps employer and employee understand what each expects from the other in terms of pay, hours, holidays, pension schemes and disciplinary procedures. If either party breaks the contract, the case can be decided by a court or specialised tribunal. Contracts of Employment may be renegotiated at intervals.

2. The written statement must contain certain employment details: the names of the employer and employee; the date when the employment began; the scale of remuneration, or the method of calculating remuneration (including, for example, any terms on piece-rates, of overtime pay); the intervals at which remuneration is paid, weekly or monthly; any terms and conditions relating to hours of work (including normal working hours), holidays, and holiday pay, incapacity for work due to sickness or injury, the title of the job.

Exercise 16

Match the headings to the parts of the contract:

PERSONAL DETAILS

ACCEPTANCE

EMPLOYER

PENSION

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

CAPACITY

GRIEVANCE & DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES

SICK PAY

REMUNERATION

NORMAL HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME

OFFER

STARTING DATE

HOLIDAYS

Staff contract of employment

1. _________Surname NORTON Forename(s) CHARLES THOMAS

Date of Birth 25-5-1955

2. __________Your employer will be PUMA PRESS LTD (The Company) but the Company may, with your consent, second you to LION Limited or any subsidiary company of JAGUAR Limited (The Group) and may delegate any of its rights to any company to which you may be seconded.

3. _________Your appointment will be DIRECTOR

4. _________(a) This appointment dates from 1/1/2009

(b) Your employment with PUSSYCAT TEXTS counts as continuous employment with the Group. Your Group Service therefore began on June 1992.

5. __________Your salary will be at the rate of 61500 pounds per annum or such higher rate as the Company shall from time to time decide and it shall be payable calendar monthly/weekly in arrears.

6. _________You will observe the normal attendance hours of the Company applicable to the location in which you are working. Unless expressly agreed on the contrary, you will not be entitled to additional payment for hours-worked in excess of normal.

7. __________In addition to the 9 statutory public holidays, you will be entitled to 25 days basic annual holidays, or to any longer period which may be appropriate in accordance with the provisions relating to holidays as shown in the statement of Staff General Conditions of Employment. The holiday year for the Company is 1 JAN - 31 DEC.

8. __________If you are absent from work through sickness or injury during the first

12 months continuous employment, sick pay will be paid at the Company's discretion. After that you will receive full pay for 12 months and half pay for 6 months in any period of 24 consecutive months subject to the conditions shown in the statement of Staff Conditions of Employment.

9. __________It is a condition of employment that you should join the appropriate staff pension scheme when you become eligible. Details of the scheme are set out in the special booklet which you can obtain from the Company.

10. __________This contract is subject to termination by 6 weeks/months written notice (for such longer period as may be required by statute), given at the end of any week/month by either party to the other party, except that, until your employment within the Group has lasted for six months, it can be terminated by either party giving one month(s)/ 6 weeks notice in writing to the other party. It shall in any case automatically terminate when you reach the normal retirement age laid down by the Company for employees of your status.

11. _________If you have any complaints relating to your employment or conditions, or a disciplinary decision taken against you, you should discuss it with your immediate superior. Following that, if you are not satisfied you should take the next step in the Company's procedure, copies of which are attached / will be produced upon application to the Company Secretary or Company Personnel Manager.

12. _________You are hereby offered employment on the above terms, this contract being in substitution for all previous understandings and Contracts of Employment, if any, between yourself and Limited or any of its subsidiary companies.

SIGNED……………. DATED….3/2/2009

on behalf of the Company

13. __________I confirm the Personal Details set out above and accept employment on the above terms.

SIGNED……..Charles T. Norton DATED….3/2/2009

Exercise 17

Role play

Job interview. Work in groups. Use the vocabulary and model questions.