Volume 40 (1) • February 2025
ABSTRACT
Accepting a job usually means accepting the terms and conditions of a contract of employment. It’s important to understand both the express and the implied terms before you sign and in case you ever need to refer to the contract again in the future, for instance to check your working hours or holiday entitlement.
Your contract is the document that defines the legal relationship between you (the employee) and your employer, and details the terms under which you are employed. These terms form the basis of the working relationship and are known as the ‘terms and conditions’ of the contract.
The terms and conditions set out an employee’s:
- employment conditions
- rights
- responsibilities
- duties
You and your employer must abide by the terms and conditions of the contract for the entirety of your employment or until one of you ends the employment, either by you handing in your notice or your employer dismissing you. The terms and conditions should detail the process for ending the contract.
Any action by you or your employer that fails to keep to those terms and conditions can be considered a breach of the contract.
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