Workplace and Environment
So that you can deal with every employment, health & safety, risk assessment and environmental situation
Topics: Employment law, Health & safety, Risk assessment, Environmental document
Woodchipper checklistBefore using a woodchipper it's advisable to check that key safety arrangements are in place. Use our checklist for this task. Using the formThis Woodchipper Checklist is designed as a supplement to your risk assessment and metho... Read more
06 Jul 2023
Expenses clauseIt's useful to insert a short clause on expenses into employment contracts, particularly for those employees who are likely to incur them.Expenses clauseOur Written Statement of Employment Particulars covers pay but is silent on expense... Read more
06 Jul 2023
Email and internet policyIt's important in all office-based workplaces to have policy statements on the use of computers, email and the internet at work and on using the telephone. Our email and internet policy includes provisions on acceptable use, s... Read more
12 Jun 2023
Social media policyUse our social media policy to set out your rules on employees accessing social media websites during work time. Whilst you can't prohibit employees accessing such sites in their own time using their own equipment, such as on their ... Read more
12 Jun 2023
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
12 Jun 2023
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
09 Jun 2023
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
09 Jun 2023
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
09 Jun 2023
Acceptance of redundancy volunteer with settlement agreementWhere an employee volunteers for redundancy, one option is to make your acceptance subject to their entering into a settlement agreement, particularly if you're offering enhanced redundancy p... Read more
09 Jun 2023
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
02 Jun 2023