Are You Meeting Your Legal Obligations Regarding Staff Contracts?

When it comes to managing employment and staff policies in your service, you really must be sure to comply with your legal obligations. Every staff member must have:

1. A well-crafted Employment Contract. More casual agreements or ambiguous roles can leave you open to legal issues in the future! Protect yourself with a clear definition of the role and responsibilities.
2. Clearly defined workplace policies to handle:
   • discipline
   • grievances
   • bullying and harassment
   • sexual harassment

These policies are not optional - as an early years service you are required by law to have these policies in place for your staff.
We have a sample employment contract now available on the Early Years Shop, suitable for fixed-term, specified-purpose, hourly-paid, full-time, part-time or term-time contracts. After purchase, you can download the contract and then adapt for your service. Please note that this is only a starting point. You must adapt this contract for your specific needs.

THIS IS A SAMPLE TEMPLATE CONTRACT. CANAVAN BYRNE ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS TEMPLATE CONTRACT BY ANY PARTY FOR AN EMPLOYEE. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CONTRACT RESTS SOLELY WITH THE PERSON WHO HAS RECEIVED SAME AND NOT WITH CANAVAN BYRNE.

If you need assistance in adapting this contract or developing the above policies contact Canavan Byrne on 01 6235908. We provide a full HR advisory service.