Workplace and Environment

Garden leave clauseA garden leave clause enables you to place an employee on leave during the notice period following either their resignation or dismissal with notice. It is used as an alternative to the employee working out their notice period or p... Read more

Letter treating grievance as disciplinary appealWhere an employee submits a grievance after receiving a disciplinary sanction, it might be that their grievance is actually an appeal against that sanction.Appeals processIf an employee isn't satisfied w... Read more

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Night work clauseNight workers are subject to special statutory rules set out in the Working Time Regulations 1998 and these are additional to the general working time rules. You can use our clause to vary some of these special statutory rules.Night ... Read more

Letter reconvening disciplinary hearing after adjournmentOccasionally, it may be necessary for a disciplinary hearing to be adjourned where new information comes to light during it. Where this happens, the hearing will then need to be reconvened.Adjo... Read more

Ventilation checklist - local exhaust extractionYou may not think about ventilation until staff complain that it's too hot or cold. So why not check on its effectiveness between maintenance checks? Our checklist is designed to help you do this.Making ... Read more

Process flow chart - preparing for an EMSDeveloping your environmental management system (EMS) is difficult to get right and you may be concerned that something has been overlooked. Use our flow chart to identify topics that fall under the Plan-Do-Ch... Read more

Young persons on work experienceIf you take young people, i.e. under 18s, on work experience placements, then you'll need to carry out a risk assessment. Ours will get you started.Why you need our documentThe Management of Health and Safety at Work Re... Read more

Health, safety and environment onboarding It's essential that new hires in managerial or supervisory positions cover all aspects of health, safety and environment that are relevant to their role. Capture evidence that they have had a robust induction ... Read more

Toolbox talk - templateProviding toolbox talks to your teams is a good way to impart informal safety training to them at their point of work. Populate our template with specific topics and hazards aimed directly at your workforce.Why use our template... Read more