Managing contracts: guides and templates

In this section, we provide guidance on the various different types of employment status, along with some template policies, letters and standard documents.

Access our guidance documents on managing employment contracts

An employer's guide to fixed-term contracts

Our guide to fixed term contracts including ensuring fair treatment of fixed term staff, and what to do when a fixed term ends.

An employer's guide to apprenticeships

A short guide to apprenticeship agreements

An employer's guide to secondment agreements

Learn how to formally record and manage an employee secondment

Pay in employment

Important legal factors to bear in mind when setting employee pay

An employer's guide to part-time workers' rights

We look closely at the Part-Time Workers (Protection from less favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 and how to treat part time employees fairly.

An employer's guide to mobility clauses

Read our detailed guide and top tips on mobility clauses.

An employer's guide to employment contracts

A guide to employment contracts including mandatory information and optional terms.

An employer's guide to calculating a week's pay

We explain the meaning of “a week’s pay” in the context of key employment legislation

An employer's guide to pensions

A quick guide to pensions essentials

Letters and standard documents

Click here to view template letters to change T&Cs and others

Template contracts and clauses

Click here to view template contracts and clauses

Frequently asked questions

Click here to read our real-life FAQs on employment contracts.