Written Statement of Employment Particulars

2.8 Written Statement of Employment Particulars

In accordance with the Employment Rights Act 1996, not later than eight weeks after the beginning of an employee’s period of employment with an employer, the employer shall give to the employee a written statement similar to the specimen as shown in Appendix 1.  The parties have further revisited the SJIB Code of Good Practice on Sub-Contracting and the Use of Self-Employed Employees and jointly agree that improved stability in the labour market within the industry can only be achieved by the direct employment of employees.

Temporary Use of Self-Employed Labour

It is the policy of the SJIB that, where possible, employers choose as a first option to recruit directly employed labour in order to maintain a skilled workforce able to provide the full range of electrical work. The SJIB also encourages, where feasible, the transfer of directly employed employees between member companies for short periods.

To protect the public against injury and to ensure that the appropriate safety and competence standards are met, employers are permitted to use self-employed labour-only employees in accordance with the following SJIB Code of Good Practice:  Temporary Use of Labour-Only Sub-Contractors (Self-Employed Electrical Employees).

SJIB Code of Good Practice

Temporary Use of Labour-Only Sub-Contractors
(Self-Employed Electrical Employees)

The use of labour-only sub-contractors/self-employed employees by employer participants is permitted in accordance with the following conditions:

(a) When filling vacancies, no matter how short term, an employer’s preferred option will be directly-employed employees.

(b) Where it is not possible to recruit directly-employed employees, labour-only sub-contractors/self-employed employees may be used but must:
(i) be in possession of a valid Electrotechnical Certification Scheme Card in the appropriate electrical discipline;
(ii) be covered by Public Liability insurance as required by the SJIB to the value of £1,000,000 or such other amount as laid down by the SJIB from time to time.

(c) No directly-employed operative may be made redundant whilst any temporary self-employed operative is used except where acceptable alternative work has been offered to and refused by the directly-employed operative or where the conditions of skill or the conditions of site employment are essential to the effective conclusion of the work involved.