Workplace and Environment

Staff discounts policyIf you run a shop or a retail sales business and you want to offer your employees a staff discount on the goods and products you sell, use our staff discounts policy for this purpose. It's common to give discounts in the region o... Read more

Employee of the month policyOur employee of the month policy is intended to motivate your workforce to achieve high standards of work performance, by awarding recognition to those who have performed particularly well each month. However, it's importan... Read more

Provision of accommodation policyIt's only in certain industries that employees will be provided with living accommodation as part of their employment package. This is usually where you need the employee to live on, or very close to, their work premis... Read more

Relocation policyIf you require a new recruit to move near to their place of work and you are willing to contribute towards the cost of the move, then our relocation policy is just what you are looking for.Relocation, relocation, relocationIf you are... Read more

Third party pressure to dismiss clauseWhere a client refuses to have one of your employees back on its site, it is possible to dismiss the employee, but you'll first need to show you did everything you could to change the client's mind or to secure the... Read more

Requirement to travel clauseIf you need your employee to travel as part of their job, for example to attend meetings with customers etc., it's better to include a specific "requirement to travel" clause. That way, there's no misunderstanding about what y... Read more

Probation period clauseIt's common for new employees to be subject to a probation period, during which time you will closely monitor their performance and conduct. However, be aware that labelling an employee as a "probationer" has very little effect on... Read more

Mediation policyIf you have a dispute with an employee, one option is for it to be resolved through mediation. Our mediation policy advises employees of the existence of mediation as a method of resolving workplace disputes.Mediation definedMediation... Read more

Personal property clauseUse our personal property clause to set out the employee's responsibility for taking care of their own personal belongings and to restrict your liability in respect of loss or damage to those personal belongings insofar as this... Read more

Mobility and relocation clauseFor senior employees, you may deem it essential that they agree to be mobile to suit the needs of your business. A clear contractual right to require an employee to work at a new location is therefore necessary.On the mo... Read more