Contracts, payslips and records: the paperwork

A good start saves trouble later. Here is the paperwork every employer needs.

In the first 5 days

Give your employee a written statement of the core terms:

• your name and address, and theirs;
• where they work, when they started and their job title;
• how pay is worked out, and when it is paid;
• the usual hours each day and week;
• how long the job will last, if it isn't permanent.

In the first month

Give the rest of the terms in writing: job title and duties, place of work, holidays, sick pay, pension, notice and any probation. Most people put all of it in one contract. See Citizens Information: contracts of employment.

Every pay day

A payslip showing the gross pay and every deduction. It's the law, and it's what your employee needs for a mortgage, a loan or a social welfare claim. See WRC: payslips.

Records to keep

• Pay records, for Revenue.
• Hours worked, holidays and public holidays.
• Sick days and certificates.

How Claricent Care helps

Every payslip, payroll and leave record is kept for you, and your employee can see their own payslips any time.