Ref : Implied terms

Implied terms of an employment contract

As well as the terms you actually agree with your employer, an employment contract can include implied terms.

Implied terms include:

• the duty of the employer to provide a secure, safe and healthy environment for the employee
• the employee'e duty of honesty and loyal service
• an implied duty of mutual trust and confidence between you and the employee
• a term too obvious to need stating, eg that an employee will not steal from the employer 
• any terms that are necessary to make the contract workable, eg that someone employed as a driver will have a valid driving licence

Some terms and conditions may become implied terms of the contract because you have consistently done something over a significant period, eg made enhanced redundancy payments to redundant employees. This is known as custom and practice.