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Types of Employment Contracts: A Guide for SMEs in Jersey

Recruiting and retaining staff can be a challenging endeavour for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in industries such as hospitality and construction. Striking a balance between attracting the right...

February 06, 2024 Read more

Temporary Work Permits for Agricultural Workers

Agriculture is an important part of the Jersey economy and plays a crucial role in maintaining and protecting our natural environment and Island life. It’s also labour intensive, which means...

June 15, 2023 Read more

Fundamental Employee Rights in Jersey

This note aims to set out in one place, in a clear and readily understandable way, the most important basic rights enjoyed by employees in Jersey under the Employment (Jersey)...

February 14, 2023 Read more

Employment Contracts – What to look out for

The contract of employment is the fundamental legal agreement between an employer and employee. The purpose of this note is to highlight some of the key provisions employers and employees...

February 08, 2023 Read more

Duties of Employers to Employees

Employers owe their employees various duties. Most of them are fairly obvious (such as payment of salary) but it may not even occur to some employers that additional duties are...

December 23, 2022 Read more

Menopause in the Workplace – Discrimination & The Law

There is an increasing acceptance of the need for employers to increase awareness and offer support for employees experiencing the menopause. The Government of Jersey, which is the Island’s biggest...

July 06, 2022 Read more

Domestic Abuse: Implications for Employers

On 10th March 2022 a Proposition was lodged in the States to introduce a statutory offence of domestic abuse. The proposed Domestic Abuse (Jersey) Law (the Draft Law) is due...

April 14, 2022 Read more

Compromise Agreements Explained

What are Compromise Agreements? A Compromise Agreement (sometimes called a Settlement Agreement) is a legally binding agreement between an employer and an employee which sets out the terms upon which...

February 28, 2022 Read more
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