You can read about the differences between a contract of service and a contract for services here.
Contract Example
Dear [Insert First Name],
SERVICE CONTRACT AND WORKING PRACTICES
As part of our process of reviewing all legal and operational documentation of the company, we are renewing all instructor agreements and formally issuing guidelines and other procedural paperwork to all instructors.
Please note that this is not purely for information purposes; some of the documentation needs to be signed and returned in the enclosed prepaid envelope.
I enclose a pack containing the following:
- Contract for the provision of services (2 copies). This supersedes any earlier agreement. Please sign and date both copies and return one to me. The other is for your records.
- Confidentiality Agreement (2 copies). Please sign and date both copies and return one to me. The other is for your records.
- Copy of Accident & Emergency Procedure; for information only.
- Stamped return envelope.
Please ensure that documentation is completed and returned within seven days of receipt. Your copies of the Contract and Confidentiality Agreement should be kept in a secure place for your future reference.
Regards
[Name of Sender]
[Job Title of Sender]
[Contact Telephone]
[Contact Email]
[INSERT COMPANY NAME]
CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES (CASUAL AGREEMENT)
between
[Company Name] whose registered address is [insert full company address] hereafter referred to as “the Company”.
And
[Insert Full Name of Worker]
hereafter referred to as “the Worker”.
The Contract
These terms constitute a contract for services between the Company and the Worker.
These terms will not give rise to a contract of employment between the Company and The Worker. There is no mutuality of obligation whatsoever between the Company and the Worker. The Company is not obliged to offer the Worker ongoing work, nor is the Worker obliged to accept any offer of work made by the Company.
No variation or alteration to these terms will be valid unless agreed by both the Company and the Worker in writing.
Commencement of Contract
This contract commenced on: DD/MMM/YYYY
Job Title
The Company engages the Worker as [a Fitness Instructor].
The Company agrees to offer the Worker opportunities to work from time to time as the Company requires.
Place of Work
The nature of the Worker’s engagement involves them working within reasonable travelling distance from their homes to venues where the Company conducts business.
Working Abroad
On occasion the Worker may be offered the opportunity to work outside the United Kingdom.
Rate of Pay
The Worker will be paid a rate per class in line with the appropriate current [regional] class rates (details to be found on the company website/extranet).
This will be payable monthly, on the [DD] of the following month, by cheque/credit transfer, in arrears.
The class rates are subject to inflationary changes.
Hours of Work
There is no fixed pattern of work and no normal hours of work, and the amount of work offered to the Worker will be variable.
The Company is under no obligation to offer work to the Worker at any time. Conversely, the Worker is under no obligation to accept any work that is offered to him or her by the Company.
After working six hours in any working day, the Worker is entitled to a 20 minute uninterrupted unpaid break.
Training
The Worker is under no compulsion to attend training events which are held throughout the year. However, attendance at training events may result in the Worker’s class rate being enhanced and more opportunities to work being offered.
Common Law Duties and Conduct
The Worker is under no obligations to accept any offer of work but if he or she does so he or she owes the Company the usual common law duties expected from a Worker as far as they are reasonably applicable, including:
(a) The Worker will not engage in any conduct that is or might be detrimental to the interests of the Company.
(b) To be present during the agreed times, or for the total number of hours during each day or week, as agreed with the Company.
(c) The Worker will ensure that his or her service are carried out with reasonable care and skill to a standard reasonably required by the Company, and in compliance with the Company’s policies, procedures and practices.
(d) To take all reasonable steps to safeguard his or her own safety and the safety of any other person who may be affected by his or her actions at work.
(e) To comply with any disciplinary rules or obligations in force to the extent that they are reasonably applicable.
(f) To comply with all reasonable instructions and requests within the scope of the agreed services and duties.
Right to Carry Out Other Work
Throughout the course of this contract, the Worker has the right to advertise for, seek and undertake contracts to supply services to other parties, subject to the understanding that the Worker will not approach or solicit work from any existing or potential clients of the Company or otherwise act other than in the Company’s interests.
Sick Pay
In the event of sickness, subject to the Worker earning over the lower earnings limit for national insurance contributions, the Worker may be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay.
Pension
The Company does not operate a pension scheme applicable to your work.
A contracting-out certificate is not in force in respect of this work.
Notice
There is no requirement on either the Worker or the Company to give notice to end this agreement.
Equal Opportunities
A copy of the Company’s Equal Opportunities Policy is available from [Job Title of Relevant Person] on request.
Deductions
The Company reserves the right to deduct any outstanding monies due to the Company from the Worker’s fee. This includes any previous error or overpayment, the costs of damages or losses caused attributable to the Worker’s negligence, cash shortages, the cost of personal calls on Company telephones, and any other monies due to the Company during the course of their engagement.
Data Protection Declaration
In relation to the Data Protection Act 1998, the Worker agrees to the processing of personal data by the Company for the purposes of calculating fee payments due and maintaining any records that are necessary for the performance of the contract.
Any information held concerning me which is personal data and which is processed by the Company for these purposes shall be processed only in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Acknowledgement
I have read and understood this contract for services including all procedural information provided therewith and agree to accept its terms of engagement.
Signed by the Worker:
Print Name:
Date:
Signed on behalf of the Company:
[Insert Signature]
[NAME]
[Job Title]
Confidentiality Agreement
You acknowledge that during classes you will have access to Confidential Information about customers that belongs to the Company. You shall not at any time during (except in the proper course of carrying out your duties) or after classes whether directly or indirectly disclose to a third party or make use of any Confidential Information.
For the purposes of this agreement, “Confidential Information” shall include: information relating to the Company’s customers and prospective customers; business methods; finances or any information in respect of which the Company owes an obligation of confidentiality to a third party.
Acknowledgement
I have read and understood this Confidentiality Agreement and agree to accept its terms.
Signed by the Worker:
Print Name:
Date:
