Contract of employment help please

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I need to write a contract of employment for my job at the yard and have no idea where to start, we've always done things verbally before but the training company I'm doing my NVQ with like for you to have written contracts.

So what do I need to include and how long does it need to be.

All I can think of so far is hours, wage, duties, expected behaviour from me as an employee, then likewise expected behaviour (such as fair treatment etc and creation of a safe work environment) from the YO. Do I need anything else?

Anyone willing to proof read it for me when I actually have something written down(however I am very likely to need it for tomorrow - as per usual I left it a bit late. :()
 
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notice period, don't forget that.

erm, not sure I can think of anything else tbh!

I'm not a lawyer, but that's what sprung to mind.
 
Woaaahhhhhhhh - your the employee? You do not write your own contract and it may put you in a dangerous position. Its for the employer to provide you with one.
 
No dont have a look on google - go back and say they need to provide you with a contract , this is not your responsibility, they are taking you for a ride.

(you can tell I work with employment law cant you) however if its part of your nvq then talk to your NVQ provider but still think its dodgy grounds
 
see my reply in SB - it is not up to you to write your own contract, its for the employer to provide you with one and you to sign it - I would not do this as if something was to go wrong your employer may turn around and said well you wrote your own contract etc

If you are self employed and freelancing then it may be different but it doesnt sound like you are.
 
Sorry, but if I have understood you correctly, you say that YOU need to do a contract of employment for YOUR job at a yard???

If you are to be employed it is not your place to do a "contract", it is up to the employer, not the employee. Generally, it is a General Statement of Mains Terms and Conditions of Employment which would include such things as place of work, hours of work, rate of pay, holiday entitlement etc. A Job Description should be given to you.

I am sure that there are plenty of people on here who could help out with a generic Job Description for an employee at a stable yard.
 
thoroughly agree with the last post, do NOT write the contract, you can review one they provide for you but it must not be on your shoulders to try and write a doc which legally they must give you not the other way round.

if they want to research on internet for samples, let them, but its not for you to do and anything you miss out will be very handy for them if it comes to ther crunch.

No reasonable employer would really expect this if they thought about it sensibly, and you would not be being stroppy by explaining that you are not an employer or a legal bod and you cant write a contract of employment. If they say they arent experts either then thats OK but they are employers so if they cant do it they need to hire someone who can!
 
I am an nvq student and you DO NOT have to write your own contract. Your employer should provide you with this. Go back to your training provider or your boss and ask them for one, you are not to write one unless this is for an exercise of some sort. However nowhere in my nvq have i ever been required to do this as an exercise.
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I agree, don't write your own contract, but if you would like to point your employer in the right direction, British Grooms Association has a downloadable one for YOs, it's equestrian industry specific and quite good - I always use that when employing grooms.
 
Thanks everyone. There are reasons for me doing it....probably not brilliant ones but there are. And tbh I didn't realise it was that big of a deal, esp as i've never had one before (I've only ever had 3 jobs...all part time and got through friends so never even interviewed for them and it never came up :( - Sounds very naive I know, but I'm generally not, just a bit ditzy at times)

It's also never been a problem for my YO before...she's always done things verbally...even last time they had staff doing NVQ's (I assume otherwise she'd have whipped that out when it was mentioned), but this time it's through a new company and even though we'd talked it all through, agreed on everything and were happy they said we needed a written one.

I'd like to point out that I don't feel like I am being taken advantage of in anyway, as I said, I didn't think it was that big of a deal esp as we'd have gone through it before we signed it anyway.

So if I printed out the Grooms association one and showed it to her then tailored it to our needs would that be ok?
 
A contract of employment must be confirmed within two months of commencing employment ,in writing ,by the Employer (not you). It must Identify the parties,place of work,Date when employment commenced.Holiday entitlement,periods of notice,job title, Hours of work,Rates of pay ,scale and payment method,sick pay and pension schemes ,Disciplinary and greivance procedure. Remember that the agreement must give the date you actualy started work for this person ,or you will loose certain entitlements . Also ,hours of work must conform to the european directive. I really dont think you should be producing your own contract .While your at it ask to see a copy of the Employers liability insurance.Your contract with this person started from the moment you accepted the offer of employment,regardless of how remiss the employer has been in producing a contract.
 
There is a model contract on the ACAS website. You and your employer could sit down and work through it together. Or have a look at the Grooms Association one as suggested. Although legally it is your employer's responsibility to provide you with a contract, there really is no harm in you sitting down together and agreeing the terms. As an ex HR manager I'm not sure why people are getting quite so agitated about this. The end result would obviously be issued to you by your employer, but there is no harm in you having input.
ACAS are very helpful to employers and employees, and there is a lot of useful stuff on their website.
 
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