Contract of Employment

A contract of employment is an agreement that is between the employer and the employee, by having the employer offer the employee work to do a particular job and agrees to work for the employer in return for wages.

An employer would provide a contract to make sure the employee understands what is required of them, if so they should sign the contract. In doing this, the employee agrees only to do the jobs stated in the contract.

‘In Breach of Contract’ breaking your contract even though the employee has signed and agreed to the content within the contract.

It is important for an employee to sign a contract to show they understand what is required of them and that they agree with what they will have to do and will do it.

A copy of employment of West Ham is on the Appendix.

The West Ham contract must include the name of the employer and employee, the title of the job and what the job involves, the date of when employment began, the hours the employee is required to work and how absence from work should be reported to the employer even if it is for being ill and details of sick pay if there is any…

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INTRODUCTION

The West Ham Contract is only between the employer and the employee only, it must also have their names and addresses on it, this is for protection of personal data so it will only be between them.

START DATE

The start date will be the date of when employment began so West Ham know how long the employee has worked for them, and the longer the employee has worked for them, the longer notice the employee will be able to give.

CONTINUITY OF EMPLOYMENT

When employee are leaving a company the employee will be given a ...

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INTRODUCTION

The West Ham Contract is only between the employer and the employee only, it must also have their names and addresses on it, this is for protection of personal data so it will only be between them.

START DATE

CONTINUITY OF EMPLOYMENT

When employee are leaving a company the employee will be given a lumps sum of money, but it will not include all the hours the employee has put into other business or previous employment.

RETIREMNET AGE

When retiring the employee will have to leave on their 65th birthday or slightly earlier if West Ham and the employee have to some arrangement to retire early or even to carry on working past their retirement age.

IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE BEFORE YOU RETIRE

If you want to leave West Ham before your retirement the employee will have to give a weeks or a months notice depending on how long the employee has worked for West Ham.

IF WE WANT YOU TO LEAVE

If an employee is guilty of misconduct, West Ham will give you a weeks notice if you have worked at West Ham for more than two years (West Ham will give the employee a weeks notice for how many years an employer has worked for them), if you have worked at West Ham for less than a month West Ham does not have to give you any notice.

YOUR JOB

The employer will have to work as what ever their job title maybe, for example if they was a manager that would be their job role and title of their job. West Ham may move to another place or may send the employer somewhere else to work if they need to.

OVERSEAS WORK

If you are to work outside the UK it will not be any longer than one month. If you do work in another country for longer than one month then the employer will be given details of the period time, the currency, what the employer will be paid in, any additional pay or benefits provided by reasons of working outside of the UK.

WORKING HOURS

Working hours at West Ham will be worked from the hours given to the employer, for example it could be from 9am to 5pm to Monday to Friday.

YOUR PAY

The employee will be paid at the end of each week, fortnight or month at a rate, West Ham can reduce your pay if your responsibilities change because you are incapable, or they can suspend payment if you are suspended from your work. Also every year West Ham will review how much they pay you but they may not increase your pay every year.

ANNUAL BONUSES

West Ham will decide whether or not employers will receive a bonus or not depending on how well West Han are doing and the amount of hard work employers have put into West Ham.

DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY

West Ham will deduct money employers owe them from their wages, for things that may happen, for example damage to the property, holidays taken over an employers entitlement, over payment on wages, or anything else were they believe you owe them.

PENSION

After 3 months of employment employers will be able to join West Hams stakeholders pension scheme.

HOLIDAYS

Employers can take 4 weeks paid holidays every year but they may not be able to do this when they want because it may be inconvenient for West Ham, employers can also add the holidays that they have not yet taken that year and add them to the following year, but employers have to get permission to do this otherwise they will lose the holidays. The Holidays start from the 1st if January and end the 31st of December. If you start working for West Ham or finish working for them during the holiday period entitlement will be in proportion to the unexpired or elapsed part of the year, for instance if you start working for West Ham in March you can take a 3 week holiday period up to the 31st if December. If you decide to leave West Ham 6 months in to the holiday period your holiday pay for that year is 2 weeks wages, but if you have taken more holidays than you should have done then you wages will be deducted for the excess amount.

Besides your holiday pay you will be paid for any public or bank holidays that may occur.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE SICK

If you are sick you cannot work but you must inform West Ham as soon as possible, you may be entitled to sick pay (SSP) for details regarding sick pay will be in the staff handbook.

OTHER TIME OFF WORK

Information regarding this is also in the staff handbook, but it is also the company’s policy, permission will only be granted if it is an emergency.