Employing Somebody - What to know?

[AmithS]

As far as documentation goes, keep everything,

examples,
1. employment contract
2. anything discussed by employee and yourself example training aspects
3. Leave forms (make a simple leave form for you and employee to sign)
4. Time sheets for hours worked on specific projects to keep track of project costs and possibly salary
5. IMPORTANT - problems you may experience with employee example rules\tasks\orders not followed and corrective action taken (important in the case of disputes)
Depending on the level of employee i.e. trainee vs. professional maybe even consider written warning documents to cover 5 (I would take it easy on a trainee thou )
6. Any company notices that the employee needs to sign
7. 1 thing that I find very useful and might be good with a trainee\1st time person is a code of conduct, which basically covers the way of working ethic the employee needs to follow (e.g. no chewing or eating in front of customers, ensuring leave is signed before going on leave, inform you when sick and bring a doctors note and other things that will be more specific to your industry which you pick up as time goes)

Hope this helps abit. Please feel free to ask if you need any more info!