Employment Agreement

Where there is no collective agreement the individual employment agreement must be in writing and must include:

• The names of the employer and the employee
• A description of the work
• An indication of where the employee is to work
• An indication of arrangements relating to working hours
• Wage rates or salary
• A plain language explanation of services available to help sort out employment relationship problems.
• A requirement to pay at least time-and-a-half for work on a public holiday
• For most employees, there must also be a clause covering the rights of the employee on the sale or transfer of the business, or if work is contracted out
• If you are employing on a trial period of up to 90 days, the length of the trial period must be recorded, plus a dismissal clause.