Employment Contract — 2026 Drafting Guide

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An employment contract is not a form. It is a set of carefully calibrated clauses that protect both sides — setting expectations, defining rights, capping risks. Drafted well, it prevents disputes. Drafted badly, it creates them.

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The statutory minimum (s.1 ERA 1996)

Every employee and worker is entitled to a written statement of particulars on day one:

  • Employer and employee details
  • Job title / description
  • Start date (and continuous service date if different)
  • Place(s) of work
  • Hours (including any variable hours terms)
  • Pay (including overtime, bonus, commission)
  • Pay intervals
  • Holiday entitlement and pay
  • Sick pay terms
  • Notice periods
  • Probationary period if any, with length and conditions
  • Training provided
  • Pension scheme
  • Other benefits
  • Duration if fixed-term

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Restrictive covenants

  • Non-compete — reasonable scope, geography, duration
  • Non-solicitation of customers
  • Non-solicitation of staff
  • Non-dealing (wider than non-solicitation)
  • Garden leave

Enforceability tested against legitimate business interest, reasonableness, and public interest. Courts are sceptical of excessively wide clauses.

Confidentiality

Both during and after employment. Definition of “Confidential Information”. Clear obligations. Exclusions (public knowledge, disclosure required by law).

Intellectual property

Assignment of all IP created in course of employment, moral rights waiver, assistance with registration, past and future.

Data protection

Short provision acknowledging employee data processing and cross-referring to the employee privacy notice.

Variation

Mechanism for updating the contract. Required consents. What can be varied unilaterally (benefits structure) vs. by agreement (core terms).

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Specific categories needing care

Senior / executive contracts

  • Longer notice periods (3–12 months)
  • Stronger restrictive covenants
  • Bonus and LTIP provisions
  • Garden leave
  • Change of control protections

Sales contracts

  • Commission structure detailed
  • Deferred commission for post-termination collections
  • Clawback for returned products
  • Stronger non-solicitation

Flexible / gig / zero-hours

  • Working time arrangements
  • Availability rules
  • Notice of shifts
  • Worker vs employee classification — Uber / Pimlico Plumbers framework

Compliance landmines

  • Holiday Pay Reform (UK) — post-Harpur Trust v Brazel
  • Right to request predictable hours
  • National Minimum Wage — hours of work definition
  • Working Time Regulations 1998 — rest breaks, maximum hours, opt-out
  • Equality Act 2010 — no discriminatory terms

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Yes. Tell Chris the role, seniority, business sector, and any specific concerns (competitor risk, customer relationships, IP development). Chris drafts:

  • Full employment contract with s.1 particulars
  • Restrictive covenants proportionate to role
  • Bonus / commission schedule
  • Employee handbook cross-referenced or standalone
  • Employee privacy notice

£30 for standard contracts. Pro £88 for executive or commission-heavy roles.

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— Regine from Wembley

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