Read the sentences below and identify which of the three sections contains an error. TA S6, TA S11


1.  All employees have an employment contract with their employer. A contract is an agreement that sets up an employee’s: employment conditions, rights, responsibilities, duties. These are called the ‘terms’ of the contract.


All employees have an employment contract with their employer.
A contract is an agreement that sets up an employee’s: employment conditions, rights, responsibilities, duties.
These are called the ‘terms’ of the contract.
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2.  Employees and employers must stick to a contract until it end (for example, by an employer or employee giving notice or an employee being dismissed) or until the terms are changed (usually by agreement between the employee and employer).


Employees and employers must stick to a contract until it end (for example,
by an employer or employee giving notice or an employee being dismissed) or
until the terms are changed (usually by agreement between the employee and employer).
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3.  As soon as someone will accept a job offer they have a contract with their employer. An employment contract does not have to be written down.


As soon as someone will accept a job offer
they have a contract with their employer.
An employment contract does not have to be written down.
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4.  Contract terms could be:
• in a writing contract, or similar document like a written statement of employment
• verbally agreed
• in an employee handbook or on a company notice board

Contract terms could be:

in a writing contract, or similar document like a written statement of employment
verbally agreed
in an employee handbook or on a company notice board
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5.  Contract terms could be:
• in an offer letter from the employer
• required by law (for example, an employer must pay employees at last the National Minimum Wage)
• in collective agreements - negotiated agreements between employers and trade unions or staff associations
• implied terms - automatically part of a contract even if they’re not written down

Contract terms could be:

in an offer letter from the employer
required by law (for example, an employer must pay employees at last the National Minimum Wage)
in collective agreements - negotiated agreements between employers and trade unions or staff associations
implied terms - automatically part of a contract even if they’re not written down
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6.  If there’s nothing clearly agreed between you and your employer about a particular issue, it may be covered by an implied term - for example:
• employees not stealing from their employer
• your employer providing a safe and secure working environment
• a legal requirement like the right to a minimum of 5.6 weeks’ paid holidays
• something necessary to do the job like a driver having a valid licence
• something that’s been done regularly in a company over a long time like pay a Christmas bonus

If there’s nothing clearly agreed between you and your employer about a particular issue, it may be covered by an implied term - for example:

employees not stealing from their employer
your employer providing a safe and secure working environment
a legal requirement like the right to a minimum of 5.6 weeks’ paid holidays
something necessary to do the job like a driver having a valid licence
something that’s been done regularly in a company over a long time like pay a Christmas bonus
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7.  An employer may have an agreement with employees’ representatives (from trade unions or staff associations) who allows negotiations of terms and conditions like pay or working hours. This is called a collective agreement.


An employer may have an agreement with employees’ representatives (from trade unions or staff associations)
who allows negotiations of terms and conditions like pay or working hours.
This is called a collective agreement.
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8.  The terms of the agreement could include:
• how negotiations will be organised
• who will represent employees
• which employees are covered in the agreement
• which terms and conditions the agreement will cover

The terms of the agreement could include:

how negotiations will be organised
who will represent employees
which employees are covered in the agreement
which terms and conditions the agreement will cover
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