Employment contracts
Collective agreements
An employer may have an agreement with employees’ representatives (from trade unions or staff associations) that allows negotiations of terms and conditions like pay or working hours. This is called a collective agreement.
The terms of the agreement could include:
- how negotiations will be organised
- who will represent employees
- which employees are covered by the agreement
- which terms and conditions the agreement will cover
Part of Employ someone: step by step
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Step 1: Check this process is right for you
Follow these steps if you're taking on someone with the employment status of 'employee'.
There are other steps you may need to take first if you have not employed someone before.
The rules are different if you want to take on someone with another type of employment status, such as agency staff, freelancers, consultants and contractors.
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Step 2: Recruit someone
You need to advertise the role and interview candidates. You can use a recruitment agency to do this or do it yourself.
As an employer you must make sure you recruit employees fairly.
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and Check they have the right to work in the UK
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and Find out which DBS check is right for your employee
You may need to check if someone has a criminal record, for example, if they'll be working in healthcare or with children. This is known as a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
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Step 3: Check if they need to be put into a workplace pension
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Step 4: Agree a contract and salary
When someone accepts a job offer they have a contract with you as their employer.
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Step 5: Tell HMRC about your new employee
You must tell HMRC about your new employee on or before their first pay day.