Request for a written statement of employment particulars

The letter

[date]

Dear [who you are writing to],

Request for a written statement of employment particulars

I started work on [when you started] and have not received a written statement of my main terms of employment.

Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires this to be given on or before the first day of employment, covering matters including pay, hours, holiday entitlement, notice periods and place of work.

Could you please provide the statement.

Yours sincerely,

[your name]

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What happens next

The statement must be given on or before the first day of employment.
If it is not provided, the matter can be referred to an employment tribunal under section 11.
A tribunal can award two or four weeks of pay for the failure, but only alongside another successful claim.

This letter rests on Employment Rights Act 1996, section 1. It is a starting point, not legal advice — change anything that does not fit your situation.

Nathan Cole

I write the guides on HoursHQ and check every statutory figure against GOV.UK, Acas and the legislation itself before it goes live. Where the law is genuinely unclear, I say so rather than guessing.