Workplace and Environment

Stress at work policyWith stress related problems now being the second biggest cause of sickness absence, you should have a stress policy in place. Take a look at ours to help you avoid any unnecessary absences.Stress at workAccording to recent resea... Read more

Volunteer policyIf you use volunteers to help out occasionally, you still have health and safety responsibilities towards them. So to avoid any doubt, put a policy in place that describes how you will manage these volunteers.Managing volunteersA grow... Read more

Job-share clauseIf two employees share a full-time role on a job-share basis, it's worth inserting our job-share clause into both of their contracts of employment. Be aware that if one job sharer leaves, you can't just dismiss the other one.Legal posit... Read more

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

Road incident formIf an employee who drives on company business is involved in an incident/accident, you're likely to need the details. This checklist is to be completed shortly after the incident (ideally by your employee) providing a contemporaneous ... Read more

Visitor health and safety policyControlling the health and safety of visitors can be much harder than for employees because you don't have the opportunity to train and influence them.  Our Visitor Health and Safety Policy will help you to develop you... Read more

Restrictive covenant clausesWe recommend that most employers use a restrictive covenant of some description for senior or key employees. However, ensure you carefully tailor them to the particular needs of your business and the role that the employee... Read more

Staff handbook guidelinesOur guidelines for managers on staff handbooks will help you when assembling a staff handbook from our various policies and procedures. They will assist you in deciding which policies and procedures should be contractual and ... Read more

Sporting and special events policyUse our sporting and special events policy to set out what is expected from employees and what concessions you may grant to them when a major sporting or other special event is taking place during normal working hour... Read more

Sick pay clauseYou're obliged to include any provisions for sick pay as part of the written statement of employment particulars. However, it's entirely up to you whether you only pay statutory sick pay (SSP), whether you operate a discretionary sick pa... Read more