Employment Contract / Written Statement

What information should be included in an Employment Contract?

The Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994 and 2001 requires an employer to provide an employee with a written statement / contract regarding the following particulars of the terms of employment:

  • The full names of the employer and the employee
  • The address of the employer in the State or, where appropriate, its principal place of business or, the registered address of the employer as registered with the Companies Registration Office
  • The place of work or where there is no main place of work, a statement indicating that the employee is required or permitted to work at various places;
  • Job title or nature of the work
  • Date of commencement of employment
  • If the contract is temporary, the expected duration of employment
  • If the contract is for a fixed term the date on which the contract expires
  • The rate of remuneration or method of calculating remuneration
  • The pay reference period for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000
  • Whether remuneration is paid weekly, monthly or otherwise
  • Terms or conditions relating to hours of work (including overtime and breaks)
  • Terms or conditions relating to paid leave (other than paid sick leave)
  • Terms or conditions relating to incapacity for work due to sickness or injury
  • Terms or conditions relating to pensions and pension schemes
  • Periods of notice which the employee is entitled to receive and required to give on termination of employment; where this cannot be indicated when the contract is given, the contract must state the method for determining the period of notice to be given
  • A reference to any collective agreements which affect the terms of employment. Where an employer is not a party to the agreement, the contract must indicate the bodies or institution which made the agreement.