For some time now, employers have been required to provide employees with a written statement of 'employment particulars' detailing the main terms and conditions of employment. This statement was often known as a 'section 1 statement'. It needed to be provided within the first two months of employment and only applied to staff members who were employed for one month or more. Most employers met this obligation by giving their staff a detailed employment contract within the first two months which included all the required terms. For this article, I use the term 'statement' as that is the term in the legislation. But you can think of a statement as a contract of employment or other contract.
From 6 April 2020, there are new and additional requirements on employers when issuing these statements (or employment contracts). The changes have been introduced as a result of the government's Good Work Plan that was published in December 2018. The new rules are aimed at increasing transparency between workers and employers.
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