Employment contracts

All employees have an employment contract with their employer.

• true

• false

A contract is an agreement that sets out an employee’s:

• employment conditions

• rights

• responsibilities

• duties

The legal parts of a contract are known as ...

• acceptance

• terms

• services

• agreement

Employees and employers must stick to a contract until it ends or until the terms are changed.

• true

• false

If a contract is legally binding, it means that ...

• you can choose which parts you will obey and which parts you will ignore

• you can decide whether you want to sign the contract or not

• when parties sign the written contract, they are expected to fulfil their obligations under it

If there’s nothing clearly agreed between you and your employer about a particular issue, it may be covered by an ...

• agreed term

• explicit term

• implied term

Which should NOT be covered by an implied term?

• where you are supposed to work

• a legal requirement like the right to paid holidays

• something necessary to do the job like a driver having a valid licence

• employees not stealing from their employer

An employer may have an agreement with employees’ representatives (from trade unions or staff associations) that allows negotiations of terms and conditions like pay or working hours. This is called a(n) ...

• implied terms

• collective agreement

• employment particulars

• employee handbook

The employment contract must include ...

• how much and how often an employee will get paid

• hours and days of work and if and how they may vary

• the employee's marital status

• holiday entitlement

• how long the probation period is

The employment contract must include ...

• how long a job is expected to last

• where an employee will be working

• the employer's name

• the employee's name, job title and job description

• the employee's qualifications