Section 6Part 1 — Introductory
Statement of working conditions
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Every employer who enters into a contract of employment with an employee other than a casual employee or a person employed as a household domestic shall, within ten working days of entering into such contract, furnish the employee with a written statement of that person's conditions of employment in accordance with subsection (2).
The written statement referred to in subsection (1) shall state —
the job title, a brief statement of the general responsibilities and duties of the employee and of any special requirements or conditions of the job
the regular hours of work, together with any particular terms or conditions relating to the hours of work
the rate of remuneration, or the method by which it may be calculated
the intervals at which remuneration is to be paid
in the case of employees whose pay is normally stated on some basis other than hourly, the hourly equivalent save that in the case of persons remunerated wholly or in part by commission the rate of commission should be stated
the period of employment, if other than indefinite
the period of probation, if any
the employee's holiday entitlement or the method by which it may be calculated
the employee's entitlement to sick leave
the length of notice which the employee is obliged to give and is entitled to receive to terminate the contract of employment
Whenever, subsequent to the giving of a statement under subsection (1) or (2), any material change is made in any of the terms of employment set out in the statement, the employer shall forthwith furnish the employee with an amended statement embodying the change.
An employer who fails to furnish a statement pursuant to subsections (1) to (3) within seven days of being requested in writing by the employee to whom it relates to do so commits an offence.