Contract of Employment, Study notes of Business

Download Contract of Employment and more Study notes Business in PDF only on Docsity! Contract of Employment This is a Contract of Employment between: (Employee Name) (Employee Address) and (Employer Name) (Employer Address) (herein after referred to as “the Company”) Position You will be employed as…………… . You will be required to be flexible in this role and undertake any such duties assigned to you by the company. Such duties may fall outside the remit of your normal working duties. Commencement Date Your employment with the Company shall commence on ………….and end on………… Unfair Dismissals This is a Fixed-Term contract and as such the terms of the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007 shall not apply. Remuneration Your remuneration will be €…….. gross per annum. Payment will be made by BACS (direct transfer into your named bank account, and made monthly in arrears. The management reserve the right to deduct at source any overpayment of salary or monies owed in consultation with you. (Details of any commission and / or bonus payment mechanisms should be included here). Any additional lump sum payments made by the company over the course of your employment will be subject to further terms and conditions. Should these terms and conditions fail to be met, the company reserve the right to recoup a percentage or the total amount. Line Manager You will be reporting to...................or any such individual as is expressly communicated to you during the course of your employment. Hours of work Your normal hours of work will be from ............. a.m. to .............., Monday to Friday. (If shift work is appropriate include full details here). Some degree of flexibility may be required and you will be expected to work appropriate hours in order to carry out your responsibilities. However, it is the policy of the Company that as far as possible, extensive working hours above the norm will not occur in accordance with the European Working Time Directive. Rest breaks will be granted in line with the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 and will be as follows……………. Place of Work You will be required to work in ………….. Some degree of flexibility may be required as you may be required to work in a variety of locations as and when work demands. Probation There will be a probationary period of .........months. The management reserve the right to extend the period of probation if necessary. However, on satisfactory completion of this period your employment will be confirmed. Notwithstanding the company’s right to extend your probation, your probationary period will not be in excess of one year. The normal disciplinary process will not apply during the probationary period. Should either party wish to terminate the employment during this period, the notice period given will be in accordance with current employment legislation. Service Notice 13 weeks -2 Years 1 week 2 - 5 years 2 weeks 5 -10 years 4 weeks 10 -15 years 6 weeks over 15 years 8 weeks Holiday Entitlement The company’s holiday year runs from ……………to...................... Your paid holidays will be ……… working days per year. (Restrictions on when annual leave cannot be taken or the amount of leave to be taken at one time should be mentioned here). Under no circumstances may any holidays be carried forward into the next holiday year without prior arrangement. Any employee absent from the workplace by reason of certified sick leave will continue to accrue and retain annual leave entitlement. Should the employee be unable to take annual leave during the relevant leave year, an annual leave carryover period of 15 months after the leave year will apply. Should the employment be terminated during this time payment in lieu of untaken annual leave will be provided. After this 15 month carryover period, all unused annual leave will be lost. In the event of your dismissal being confirmed and should you wish to challenge the dismissal then in accordance with normal procedures, the matter shall be referred to the Workplace Relations Commission. Please refer to your Company Staff Handbook for further information on this and other policies and procedures relevant to your employment. Notice In the event that either the company or you wish to terminate this contract, notice to be given shall be in accordance with the current employment legislation. Service Notice 13 weeks -2 Years 1 week 2 - 5 years 2 weeks 5 -10 years 4 weeks 10 -15 years 6 weeks over 15 years 8 weeks Notice must be provided in writing and submitted to _________ (Named Manager). Nothing in this agreement shall prevent the giving of a lesser period of notice by either party where it is mutually agreed. In the event of your contract being terminated on the grounds of gross misconduct you will not be entitled to any notice. Restrictions During the period of this contract, you will devote the whole of your time and attention to the business of the Company and you undertake that during the period of this contract you will not engage in any other activity which is likely to prejudice your ability to serve the company, nor will you engage in any business activity which may cause a conflict of interest with the business of the company. You will not at any time either during the period of this contract or after its termination make use of or communicate, any of the trade secrets or confidential information of the Company which you may have obtained whilst in the service of the Company. Any discovery, invention or process made or discovered by you whilst in the employment of the Company and relating to the business of the Company will remain the property of the Company and must be disclosed to the Company, and you undertake to join with the Company at any time in applying for letters, patent or other appropriate licence for such discovery, invention or process. Staff Handbook (if issued) If you have been issued with a staff handbook, your attention is drawn to the policies contained therein, which together with this contract form the terms and conditions of your employment. Changes to this Contract Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract will be notified to you, following consultation and agreement, before the date of proposed change. I accept and agree to all of the above Terms & Conditions of my employment: Signed:___________________________________________ Employee Date: ___________________________________________ Signed:___________________________________________ For and behalf of the Company Date: ___________________________________________ ISME Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided in this document ISME assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions contained in this document.