Workplace and Environment

Asbestos management policyWhen asbestos is present in a building any work in the vicinity must be carefully controlled. Use our policy to make sure the material isn't accidentally disturbed.What's involved?To help you maintain control over the risks of... Read more

New starter formOur new starter information form ensures you obtain all the relevant personal details that you need on day one of the employment. Make sure you ask the employee to check it's still up to date at least annually and, in any event, encour... Read more

Letter seeking agreement to reduce pay to avoid redundanciesUse our letter to seek employees' agreement to reduce their salaries in order to avoid staff redundancies. Make sure you deal with the situation sensitively and fairly and be prepared for som... Read more

Fire risk assessment - scale drawingUse our scale drawing document to create a plan of your building showing the location of fire hazards, fire fighting equipment, escape routes etc. why you need onePutting together a fire plan of your premises fulfi... Read more

Lift rescue checklistIf you are responsible for a passenger lift, you must ensure emergency arrangements are in place in case the lift malfunctions. Use our checklist to review the effectiveness of your plans.What's covered?Our Lift Rescue Checklist h... Read more

Deputising clauseUse our deputising clause to set out the terms on which an employee may be asked to act up as a deputy supervisor or deputy manager on a temporary basis to cover staff absence. Expect to pay an increased salary for extra duties and r... Read more

Letter rejecting expenses claimWhere employees incur reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in the discharge of their duties and whilst working on your lawful business, the starting point is that you should reimburse them for those expenses. You're able to... Read more

Retirement formOur retirement form gives employees an easy way to notify you of their forthcoming retirement and intended retirement date. We've drafted the form in such a way that completion of it will amount to their formal resignation.A written res... Read more

Fire management - control measuresAs you work through your fire risk assessment identifying fire hazards, you also need to decide what action to take to control them. Our control measures document will prompt you. Risk reduction In our fire risk asse... Read more