Unlocking Employment Law

5The contract of employment

Aims and Objectives

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

• ■ Understand the basic contractual requirements for a contract of employment to exist
• ■ Understand the scope and significance of the statutory statement under section 1 Employment Rights Act 1996
• ■ Understand the ways in which express terms are incorporated into the contract and their significance
• ■ Understand how collective agreements become part of the contract of employment and their significance
• ■ Understand the significance of works rules to the contract and of the job description
• ■ Understand the rules regarding variation of terms in employment contracts
• ■ Critically analyse the law on the contract of employment
• ■ Apply the law to factual situations ...