Contracts of employment

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• Letter reminding an employee to sign and return his or her written statement of terms and conditions of employment

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  A model letter reminding an employee to sign and return his or her written statement of terms and conditions of employment.

• Letter to accompany an employee's written statement of terms and conditions of employment

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  A model letter sending an employee his or her written statement of terms and conditions of employment.

• Case of the week: Former employee ordered to give employer log-in details of LinkedIn account she set up

  Date:

  26 September 2013

  Type:

  Law reports

  In DLA Piper's case of the week, Whitmar Publications Ltd v Gamage and others, the High Court required a former employee to hand over the details of a LinkedIn account that she had established in the course of her employment, but that she had also used for personal purposes.

• How to draft an employment contract

  Type:

  How to

  Practical guidance on drafting an employment contract, including the written statement of particulars; formation of the contract; variation clauses; mobility clauses; collective agreements; probationary periods; confidentiality clauses; garden leave clauses; and post-termination restrictions.

• What requirements must be met for an individual to have employee-shareholder status?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Do employees have protection if they refuse to agree to employee-shareholder status?

  Type:

  FAQs

• What employment rights are forfeited by an individual who agrees to employee-shareholder status?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Case of the week: No breach of confidence when former employee unaware of misuse of confidential information

  Date:

  14 August 2013

  Type:

  Law reports

  In DLA Piper's case of the week, Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet Europe and others, the Supreme Court held that an individual can be liable for breach of confidence only if he or she knows that the information being used is confidential.

• Draft a zero hours contract

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  Tasks

• Draft a casual contract

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  Tasks