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A recent survey by Which? Legal Service has revealed that over two million British public possess no employment contracts though they are gainfully employed. It comes as a huge bolt of surprise as employment contracts form the basis of the agreement between an employer and employee.

The terms laid down in the contract are bound by law and ensures fair play and justice in any eventuality. The survey statistics show that over five million people in Britain have not read their employment contracts thoroughly. Most of them have either skimmed through a few pages and many haven’t even looked at them properly.

It is also disappointing to see that only 30 percent of the workforce have received employment contracts before starting work and 9 percent had not received it even after six months of job completion.

Workplace Law’s Employment Contract and Management Guide v.5.0 clearly outlines the responsibilities of the employer to draft a clear agreement between employers and employees. Salaries, leave entitlement, holiday advances, bonuses, redundancy procedures are clearly established and laid down in a contract that forms the basis of any employment.

It is clear that all employers are to abide by the rules and regulations and issue employment contracts to employees. The Workplace Law’s Employment Contract and Management Guide v.5.0 comes with handy notes on alternative provisions to employees and other clear rules.

According to Which? Chief Executive, Peter Vicary-Smith, it is important that employees take time to read the clauses in an employment contract to understand the obligations and responsibilities. It is of great value in the future in case of any contingencies and avoids violation of rights.

Employers can keep themselves up to date with employment relations developments with an accredited CIPD Qualification by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development operated by experts in the field at Workplace Law Training.