This week’s topics
Formation of employment contracts
- Offer and acceptance
- Intention to create legal relations
- Express terms
- Statutory written statements of particulars
- Employment contracts | Bitesized UK Employment Law Videos by Matt Gingell
- What information has to go in an employment contract?
- Written statements | Bitesized UK Employment Law Videos by Matt Gingell
- Why do we need criminal and civil law?
What you will be able to do
- 2.1 Define a contract of employment.
- 2.2 Explain how contracts are formed and how terms can be expressed or implied.
Activity
Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: define a contract of employment.
Study materials
Videos
- Employment contracts | Bitesized UK Employment Law Videos by Matt Gingell · YouTube · Matt Gingell - Bitesized UK Employment Law · 4 min · for registered students
- What information has to go in an employment contract? · YouTube · Daniel Barnett, Barrister · 10 min · for registered students
- Written statements | Bitesized UK Employment Law Videos by Matt Gingell · YouTube · Matt Gingell - Bitesized UK Employment Law · 3 min · for registered students
- Why do we need criminal and civil law? · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students
Further resources
- Employment contracts (GOV.UK) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
- Employment Rights Act 1996 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
- Business Law and the Legal Environment, ch. 8: Introduction to Contract Law · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 277–301 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
