Contracts of Employment - Statement of Particulars
When in employment, an employee is legally entitled to receive written statement of particulars.
A statement of particulars sets out all of the main terms of employment, and is useful if the contract of employment is only verbal.
It is important that this document is not mistaken for the actual contract of employment, its role is simply to summarise the contract.
The statement of particulars will not include all details of the contract, just the main terms and conditions.
Details usually covered in the Statement of Particulars
- Name of Employee
- Name of Employer
- Starting Date of Employment
- Details of Previous Employment
- Does this count as part of the continuous employment period?
- Job Title
- Brief Job Description
- Place of Work
- Address of Employer
- Rate of Pay / Salary
- Payment Arrangements
- Hours of Work
- Holiday Allowance
- Sick Pay Policy
- Pension Schemes & Contributions
- Period of Notice
- If it is a Fixed Term Employment; Expiry Date
- Details of any work outside of the United Kingdom
- Disciplinary Procedures
- Grievance Procedures
Information such as the Sick Pay Policy, Grievance Procedures and Pension Schemes may be detailed in separate, comprehensive and complex documents, and therefore may not be included in the contract of employment or the statement of particulars but should be specifically referred to into the relevant sections and a copy of such documents should be made available to the employee.
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