All sections of Employment Rights Act 1996
1996 c. 18, s.7B
Section 7B — Giving of alternative documents before start of employment
Extent: E+W+S
This version in force from 2020-04-06
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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[F1 A document in the form of a contract of employment [F2 or other worker’s contract] or letter of engagement given by an employer to [F3 a worker] before the beginning of the [F4 worker’s] employment with the employer shall, when the employment begins, be treated for the purposes of section 7A as having been given at that time.]
Amendment notes
- F1 Ss. 7A, 7B inserted (1.10.2004) by Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), ss. 37, 55(2); S.I. 2004/1717, art. 2(2) (subject to art. 3)
- F2 Words in s. 7B inserted (6.4.2020) by The Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/731), regs. 1(2), 12(a) (with reg. 15)
- F3 Words in s. 7B substituted (6.4.2020) by The Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/731), regs. 1(2), 12(b) (with reg. 15)
- F4 Word in s. 7B substituted (6.4.2020) by The Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/731), regs. 1(2), 12(c) (with reg. 15)