This Precedent is a basic-form written statement of the particulars of employment for an employee, containing the particulars required to be given under section 3(1A) of the TE(I)A 1994 (IRL).

For a more comprehensive contract of employment for a junior employee, including basic terms relating eg to bonus, expenses, and confidential information, see Precedent: Ireland—Employment contract basic version.

Apprentices are ‘employees’ for these purposes.

A written statement of employment particulars must be given to every employee within five days of commencement of employment (this is commonly known as a ‘Day 5 Statement’).

A written statement of employment particulars (over and above those given in a Day 5 Statement) must be given to every employee within one month of commencement of employment. .

Where the employer fails to issue the employee with a written statement, an inspector (as defined in section 2 of Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Ireland)) can give a determination to the employer to comply with the provision specified in the direction.

An employer who:

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   without reasonable cause, fails to provide an employee with