Terms of Employment

Last updated: Tue, Jul 25th, 2017 10:32:59 am

The Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001 oblige employers to give new employees a written statement containing the particulars listed below within two months of the commencement of employment. When an existing employee so requests, he or she must be given a written statement within two months of the request.

Particulars to be included in a written statement:

  • The names of the employer and employee

  • The address of the employer

  • The place(s) of work

  • The title of the job or nature of the work

  • Date of commencement

  • Expected duration and, if it is a fixed term contract, the date on which it expires

  • The remuneration

  • Frequency of remuneration

  • Details of the hours of work, including overtime

  • Conditions relating to paid leave (other than paid sick leave)

  • Conditions relating to sickness/injury, paid sick leave and pensions

  • Notice

  • Reference to any collective agreement in force

Sample Templates for contracts of employment are available on the ACCS Website.

If any change is made or occurs in any of the particulars of the statement, the employer is obliged to notify the employee in writing of the nature and the date of the change. Such notification must take place no later than:

  • one month after the change takes effect, or

  • where the change results in the employee having to work outside the State for more than one month, the time of the employee's departure.

There is no requirement on the employer to notify the employee of a change which occurs as a result of changes in statutory or administrative provisions or collective agreements. It would, however, be good practice to do so, as an employee's ignorance of changes arising from these sources could give rise to unnecessary problems.