Workplace and Environment

Lone worker communications procedureWhen staff work on their own you must take extra care of their safety. How can a lone worker communications procedure help?When and how to use itIf staff are at risk of violence or if they work in a location where ... Read more

Allergen identification tableWhen you prepare and serve unpackaged food products, it's now necessary to provide allergy information. Use our table to identify what's in your products. Legal obligationOn 13 December 2014 the EU Food Information for Cons... Read more

Refusal of a parental leave requestIf a parental leave request has not been made correctly in accordance with the statutory provisions, it can be refused.Request refusedIf you receive a parental leave request and it's not been made correctly, you can ... Read more

Safety briefing - Health and Safety at Work ActThis briefing provides a short introduction to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA). What's covered?The aim of this Safety Briefing - Health and Safety at Work Act is to give some background... Read more

Acknowledgement of discontinuous periods of SPL Unlike a request for a single period of shared parental leave (SPL), you don't have to agree to a request for discontinuous SPL. In this scenario, there's a two-week discussion period during which you can... Read more

Letter refusing discontinuous periods of SPLIf you refuse an employee's request for discontinuous shared parental leave (SPL), the default position is that they are then entitled to take the total amount of SPL requested as a continuous block. However... Read more

Annual insurance check letterIf you're using contractors to minimise your liability, check that they're fully insured. Our letter can be used to verify that they're covered.Don't get caught outIf there's an accident on your premises caused by a contractor... Read more

Parental leave policyIf you don't set out your own agreed procedure for dealing with parental leave, the statutory default procedure will apply. Our policy statement complies with the statutory provisions because you'll probably find that the statutory... Read more

Safety briefing training registerYou should keep formal records of the safety briefing session. Ask all attendees to sign the register.RegisterUse a separate register for each safety briefing. Include details of the subject, date, time, name of prese... Read more

SMP ineligibility letterA small number of pregnant employees will not be entitled to statutory maternity pay (SMP) during their maternity leave either because of their short service or their low average weekly earnings. To cover those cases, use our ... Read more