Elektronisk signatur HR United Kingdom
Sign employment contracts, statements of particulars and onboarding paperwork electronically.
Certyneo lets UK HR teams sign employment contracts, written statements of particulars and personnel documents electronically. Compliant with UK eIDAS and the Electronic Communications Act 2000, hosted in the EU under the UK adequacy decision, with an evidential audit trail.
- Jurisdiktion
- United Kingdom (GB)
- eIDAS-ramverk
- UK eIDAS (retained) + Electronic Communications Act 2000
- Hosting
- IONOS Tyskland (EU)
Användningsfall för HR i United Kingdom
Employment contracts at scale
Employment contracts carry no statutory form requirement and can be concluded entirely online. Send the contract to the employee and, where needed, to the manager for approval; the audit trail records identity and the time of signing.
Written statement of particulars (ERA 1996)
Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires a written statement of particulars on or before day one. Certyneo delivers and records the statement with a timestamp, evidencing the day-one obligation.
Offer letters on interview day
Send the offer letter straight after the interview; the candidate signs on mobile in minutes. In a tight market that speed wins talent, and the audit trail evidences the time and content of the offer.
DokumentHRAnvändning av nätet
De dokument som branschen oftast tecknar med Certyneo:
- Employment contracts
- Written statements of particulars
- Contract variations
- Settlement agreements
- Onboarding documents
- Policies and handbooks
Vilken signaturnivå ska jag välja?
Certyneo omfattar alla tre och anpassar autentiseringen till den nivå som krävs.
Enkelt (SES)
För dokument med låg insats (valuta, beställningsbevis) omedelbar införande.
Förskott (AES)
Länk till signaten via OTP, e-post/SMS och audit trail.
Rekommenderad nivå för sektorn
Kvalificerad (QES)
Den är den juridiska motsvarigheten till en handskriven signatur med certifikat.
Employment contracts have no statutory form requirement — the advanced signature (AES) provides identity and time evidence with the right balance of speed and assurance.
Juridisk ram British
Electronic signatures are valid (Law Commission 2019)
An electronic signature is capable in law of executing a document where the signatory intends to authenticate it (Law Commission report, 2019; Electronic Communications Act 2000, s. 7). Employment contracts have no special form requirement, so the advanced signature (AES) of Certyneo is more than sufficient.
UK GDPR and employee data
Employee records are personal data under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Certyneo hosts in an EU data centre (covered by the UK adequacy decision), encrypts in transit with TLS 1.3 and provides a data processing agreement.
Hur man skriver under ett dokument i fyra steg
- 1
Ta med dokumentet
Ladda upp en PDF-fil eller en mall och skriv in signatur, inledning och datum.
- 2
Lägg till undertecknarna.
Ange adresser och underteckningsorder, och alla får en säker länk via e-post.
- 3
Varje tecken på linjen
Undertecknarna autentiseras (OTP via e-post eller SMS) och skriver under från en dator eller mobiltelefon utan att skapa ett konto.
- 4
Arkiv med bevisvärde
Det undertecknade dokumentet och dess eIDAS-bevis är tidsstämplade och arkiverade.
Officiella rättsliga källor
Tillämpliga rättsliga referenser, som finns på de officiella webbplatserna:
Vanliga frågor — HR United Kingdom
Is an electronically signed employment contract valid in the UK?
Yes. Employment contracts carry no statutory form requirement and can be signed electronically; electronic signatures are valid in law (Law Commission 2019; Electronic Communications Act 2000, s. 7). The advanced signature (AES) of Certyneo evidences identity, time and integrity.
Do I still need a written statement of particulars?
Yes. Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires a written statement of particulars on or before the first day of employment. Certyneo lets you deliver and record it electronically, with a timestamp evidencing the day-one obligation.
How does Certyneo integrate with my HR or payroll software?
Certyneo connects via REST API, Zapier or Make (events such as “envelope signed”, “document sent”). Most clients push the signed PDF into the employee file in their HR system via webhooks.