Contract of Employment

Your umbrella employer has to keep you up-to-date with the terms and conditions of your employment when they change, even if it’s relatively small.

Your umbrella employer has to keep you up-to-date with the terms and conditions of your employment when they change, even if it’s relatively small.

Yes. All contracts of employment must state the minimum rate you will be paid.

Yes. It is a legal requirement that your contract of employment states when you can expect to receive payment from your employer.

Possibly. Some agencies will require you to sign an opt-out form to enable you to work more than 48-hours per week and deliver on certain assignments.

You are entitled to 5.6 weeks paid holiday a year. This is your statutory leave entitlement. Sometimes bank holidays are included as part of your statutory annual leave. However, as a result of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee bank holiday in June 2022, you are entitled to an additional day’s holiday- therefore, for the 2022/23 holiday year only you are entitled to take 29 working days ( or 5.8 weeks paid holiday).

A notice period is the amount of time an employee has to continue working after handing in their letter of resignation.