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Employment contracts: how we can help

The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides a range of resources relating to employment contracts, including model contracts and clauses. This page gives an overview of the Library's offering in this area, and highlights sources of further guidance.

Navigating the complexities of employment contracts

Whilst employers are not legally required to enter into formal written contracts with their employees, there are a number of potential advantages to doing so.

For example, written contracts may specify a particular period of notice, or set restrictions on employees' activities after their period of employment.

However, there is no prescribed form that a written employment contract must take, meaning that it can be difficult to decide on what to include. The ICAEW Library & Information Service can help by providing guidance and model documents from authoritative sources.

Model contracts and clauses from our third-party databases

The ICAEW Library subscribes to specialist databases which provide regularly updated model contracts and clauses. Below are examples of documents we can email to ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users.

Contact the Library enquiry team on +44 (0)20 7920 8620 or email library@icaew.com to request documents or get help with research. The service is free for ICAEW members, ACA students and other permitted users.

eBooks

The Library & Information Service also provides access to a number of eBooks covering employment contracts as a benefit of membership. Please log in to access these titles. If you are unable to access an eBook, please see our Help and support or contact library@icaew.com.

Books in the ICAEW Library collection

In addition to the above resources, the collection of the ICAEW Library & Information Service includes a range of print books which cover employment contracts. Some of these contain model documents. Recent titles available to borrow from the Library include:

To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to borrowing books.

You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports through our document supply service.

Bloomsbury Accounting and Tax Service

Eligible firms have free access to Bloomsbury Professional's comprehensive online library, comprising around 80 titles from some of the country's leading tax and accounting subject matter experts. Find out who is eligible and how you can access the Accounting and Tax Service.

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