Model contract clauses to help you create and maintain legally compliant documentation for your organisation.

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Holiday contract clause (holiday year starts on or after 1 April 2024 and worker is irregular hours or part-year worker)

A model contract clause to set out terms relating to annual leave and pay for a worker whose holiday year starts on or after 1 April 2024 and who meets the definition of an irregular hours worker or a part-year worker.
Written statement of terms and conditions of engagement (worker)

Enhanced with a new holiday clause to reflect legislation in place from 1 January 2024 confirming the circumstances in which annual leave can be carried forward and the new method of calculating annual leave for irregular hours and part-year workers for holiday years beginning on or after 1 April 2024.
Holiday contract clause (holiday year starts on or before 31 March 2024 and/or worker is not irregular hours or part-year worker)

Updated to reflect legislation in place from 1 January 2024 confirming the circumstances in which annual leave can be carried forward.
Term-time working contract clauses (holiday year starts on or after 1 April 2024)

Model contract clauses for a term-time worker who has regular working hours. These clauses are appropriate for a term-time worker whose holiday year starts on or after 1 April 2024 and who meets the definition of an irregular hours worker or a part-year worker.
Term-time working contract clauses (holiday year starts before 1 April 2024)

Model contract clauses for a term-time worker who has regular working hours. These clauses are appropriate for a term-time worker whose holiday year starts before 1 April 2024 and/or for those term-time workers who do not meet the definition of an irregular hours worker or a part-year worker.
Casual contract (worker)

A model contract for engaging a casual worker on a short-term basis.
Zero hours contract (employee)

A model contract for engaging an employee on a zero hours contract on a permanent basis.
Facilities and time off for trade union duties and activities agreement

Updated to reflect the publication of draft regulations affecting check-off in the public sector, due to come into force on 9 May 2024.
Trade union recognition agreement

Updated to reflect the publication of draft regulations affecting check-off in the public sector, due to come into force on 9 May 2024.
Annualised hours contract clause

Overhauled and enhanced to provide more comprehensive clauses, which can be included in a contract of employment.

Contract clauses

Model contract clauses to help you create and maintain legally compliant documentation for your organisation.

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New and updated

Holiday contract clause (holiday year starts on or after 1 April 2024 and worker is irregular hours or part-year worker)

Written statement of terms and conditions of engagement (worker)

Holiday contract clause (holiday year starts on or before 31 March 2024 and/or worker is not irregular hours or part-year worker)

Term-time working contract clauses (holiday year starts on or after 1 April 2024)

Term-time working contract clauses (holiday year starts before 1 April 2024)

Casual contract (worker)

Zero hours contract (employee)

Facilities and time off for trade union duties and activities agreement

Trade union recognition agreement

Annualised hours contract clause

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