For this part of the assignment I will explain how Matthew Boulton College get their employees
to co-operate through contracts of employment and employee involvement techniques.
The contract of employment is made between employer and employee and a salary is agreed in
return for duties. The most contracts of employment are written statements received only after
two months of work.
Contractual Entitlements This lets the college and the employee know
what is expected from one another. This
includes the wages, holiday pay, sick pay, the
hours of work, disciplinary rules and pension
schemes.
Employee and employer rights This is express and implied terms. Express
terms are written in the contract, i.e. 28 days
holiday/annum and implied terms are not
written in the contract because these should
already be known, i.e. the employer will
provide a safe place to work and the
employee will be honest and loyal.
Types of employment contract There are different types of employment
contracts offered by Matthew Boulton
College such as : permanent, temporary,
casual, full-time, part-time, zero hours,
annual hours, fractional, term time-only, self-
employed.
Disciplinary procedures These are a set of guidelines and rules that
are given to Matthew Boulton College’
employees so that they can be aware of the
consequences if rules are not followed.
Grievance procedures A grievance procedure is a process that helps
employees brings something of concern to
their employer’s attention.