From 6 April 2020 all employers are required to provide their employees with written terms of their employment on or before the first day of their employment.
Furthermore, all workers (i.e. zero-hours staff) have the same right to receive a written statement of their terms as employees do.
It has always been, and remains, best practice to send out the terms of each individual’s contract with their offer letter, but this change brings forward the deadline for providing these from two months after starting with you to the first day.
If you have any queries or require further information in relation to this please contact a member of our Employment Team on 0345 646 0406 or fill in our online enquiry form and a member of our Team will be in touch.