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Employment contracts and working hours

Our employment contracts and working hours content will help you determine your legal obligations to employees.

  1. Continuous employment

    Continuous employment – how it's defined, how to treat short breaks in employment and related employee rights.

  2. Employee holiday entitlement and working hours

    Information on the legal responsibilities a business has for working hours and holiday entitlement.

  3. Employment contracts

    Information on the rights, conditions, responsibilities and duties of an employee's contract.

  4. Employing people who are carers: advice and training

    Get advice and training if you are an employer and you want to retain and recruit employees who are also carers.

  5. Anti-bribery policy

    An anti-bribery policy can help protect your business when you employ staff who may be at risk of being bribed.

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