CAP. 226 [Rev. 2012] Employment (2) An employer who is a party to a written contract of service shall be responsible for causing the contract to be drawn up stating particulars of employment and that the contract is consented to by the employee in accordance with subsection (3). (3) For the purpose of signifying his consent to a written contract of service an employee may— (a) sign his name thereon; or (b) imprint thereon an impression of his thumb or one of his fingers in the presence of a person other than his employer. (4) Where an employee is illiterate or cannot understand the language in which the contract is written, or the provisions of the contract of service, the employer shall have the contract explained to the employee in a language that the employee understands. 10. Employment particulars (1) A written contract of service specified in section 9 shall state particulars of employment which may, subject to subsection (3), be given in instalments and shall be given not later than two months after the beginning of the employment. (2) A written contract of service shall state— (a) the name, age, permanent address and sex of the employee; (b) the name of the employer; (c) the job description of the employment; (d) the date of commencement of the employment; (e) the form and duration of the contract; (f) the place of work; (g) the hours of work; (h) the remuneration, scale or rate of remuneration, the method of calculating that remuneration and details of any other benefits; (i) the intervals at which remuneration is paid; and (j) the date on which the employee’s period of continuous employment began, taking into account any employment with a previous employer which counts towards that period; and (k) any other prescribed matter. (3) The statement required under this section shall also contain particulars, as at a specified date not more than seven days before the statement, or the instalment containing them, is given of— (a) [Issue 1] any terms and conditions relating to any of the following— (i) entitlement to annual leave, including public holidays, and holiday pay (the particulars given being sufficient to enable the employee’s entitlement, including any entitlement to accrued holiday pay on the termination of employment, to be precisely calculated); (ii) incapacity to work due to sickness or injury, including any provision for sick pay; and 14