Employment tribunal

specialist court dealing in disputes between

employers and employees

Contractual provisions

Requirements covering standard terms in most

purchasing contracts, such as delivery and
payment terms, breach-of-contract and prescribed
remedies

Formation of employment contracts

the process of creating a contract between an

employer and an employee

Settlement of disputes

the act of resolving an argument

Employer

a person, business, firm, etc. that hires employees

Employee

worker

Labor relations

relations between the management of an

industrial enterprise and its employees

Trade union

labor union

Collective agreement

a negotiated agreement, which is not

enforceable at law, between an
employer and employees'
representatives, covering rates of pay
or terms and conditions of
employment, or both

Collective bargaining

negotiations between an employer and

a trade union on terms and conditions
of employment at work

Directives

an instruction issued by an authority (w

tekcie byo to European Community)

Statutory rights

individuals legal rights, given to him or

her by the local and national ruling
government

Entitlement

a right to sth

Wage

a compensation workers receive in

exchange for their labor

Like work

similar work

Employment particulars

written details of a position in a

company

Time of

a time period when youre not required

to work

Sick pay

salary paid when an employee cannot

work because of illness

Leave (n.)

paid time off work to care for a child or

make arrangements for the childs
welfare

Transfer of business

the act of passing the business to

another employer

Notice of termination of employment

a warning that the contract

is going to an end
Unlawful deductions

anything that is taken from an

employees wages without their
explicit, written consent

Discriminated against

to be singled out on grounds of sex,

race, sexual orientation, disability,
religion, age, etc.

Part-time

during less than the customary or standard time

Fixed term

restricted period of employment set out

in contract

Contract of employment

a written agreement between an

employer and an employee, that, taken
together with the rights of each under
statute and common law, determines
the employment relations between
them

Commencement

beginning (of employment in this case)

Restrictive covenant

restrictions on the actions of an

employee once employment is ended

giving notice
grievance procedures

procedure for making a complaint

variation of contract

parties may agree to vary terms of the

contract but terms cannot be
unilaterally varied

unilaterally varied

varied by one party without agreement

give rise to a claim

expressing your rights to sth

wrongful dismissal

the employer breaches the contract

and youre fired

unfair dismissal

the employer has not followed a fair

dismissal and disciplinary procedure
before terminating the contract

constructive dismissal

an employee resigns because of the

conduct of his employer

Gross misconduct

Indiscipline so serious (such as stealing,

or work place violence) that it justifies
the instant dismissal of an employee,
even on the first occurrence.

Summary

immediate

Dismissal

Termination of the contract of

employment of an employee by his or
her employer in a correct, fair, and
lawful manner

Redundant

to be dismissed because the company

failed