Getting that initial contract of employment template ready can be a real hassle, and it's tempting to get a professional to draft it up, but even at that stage, it's important to know what you're promising your employee, and to make sure that there are no loopholes that can be exploited by less scrupulous employees. Whether or not you're using a contract of employment template or writing one from scratch, you need to make sure all the bases are covered. Firstly, it's important to note that you must give your employees a contract - in fact, by law you're required to give them a statement of terms within 2 months of them joining, but that's the bare minimum, and it's really in your interests to give them something more comprehensive. Put down the same job title that you advertised with, and then any duties that you feel they may be undertaking. It might be worth covering your back here and including something to the effect that the duties are down to your discretion and are open to change. If not, they could theoretically refuse to undertake anything else - and have the law on their side, so be sure to leave some space to manoeuvre in your company employment contracts. Since the Employment Rights Act of 1996, all UK employment contracts are required to have the main terms outlined on a separate schedule, so that both the employee and the employer can easily refer to them, to refresh their memories of the main points. Make sure you have all these fundamentals of employment contracts covered, and that each one matches the expectations of the employee and you should have no problem.
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