Sarah McCormack

Keeping up to date with ‘Employment Law’ can be a minefield!  Information can be published in many different places including gov.uk, ACAS, HMRC and as case law from Employment Tribunals.

In a nutshell, yes, it is a legal requirement to have employment contracts. A contract of employment is a legally binding agreement between an employer and employee and is the basis of the employment relationship.

Before we can move on to how to create a ‘great’ employee handbook let’s begin with why companies should have one.