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Are there any legal requirements to require that employees sign an acknowledgement that they have read and understood the Human Resource policies that apply to them? If there is such a requirement, is an electronic signature from the employee adequate?

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It may be helpful to consider in turn:

  1. •

    the requirement under section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) to provide a written statement of particulars of employment

  2. •

    the contract of employment

  3. •

    an employer’s Human Resource (HR)-related policies

  4. •

    electronic signatures

Written statement of employment particulars

Under ERA 1996, s 1(1), an employer is required to give a worker a written statement of the particulars of employment listed in ERA 1996, s 1(3) and (4).

For detailed information on this requirement, see Practice Note: Written statements of employment particulars.

In the case of particulars relating to sick leave and pay, other paid leave, pension rights and training, the statement may refer to another document which is reasonably accessible

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