Workplace and Environment

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

Intellectual property clauseAn intellectual property clause is particularly useful where, for example, employees design software programs, perform development work in laboratories, invent things or write articles, books, plays, etc. However, you are ... Read more

Time to train policyUse our statement to set out your policy on time for employee training and the procedure that you will follow when dealing with a time to train request. You're free to extend your policy beyond the statutory right for eligible empl... Read more

Time off for dependants policyEmployees have a statutory right to unpaid time off work to deal with certain unexpected or sudden events or situations involving a dependant. Our time off for dependants policy statement sets out the employee's statutory... Read more

Vibrating tools policyIf your staff use hand-held power tools, such as strimmers, chainsaws, hammer drills etc., then you'll need to comply with the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. Use our policy to set out your arrangements.What's cover... Read more

On-call work clauseIf you have workers who are required to be on call (usually overnight and at weekends to deal with workplace emergencies), use our on-call work clause to set out the contractual position, what's expected of the employee when on call... Read more

Overtime and time off in lieu clauseIf you require an employee to work overtime hours from time to time, use our overtime and time off in lieu clause. It's then up to you whether you are going to pay overtime payments, grant time off in lieu or give n... Read more

Leaves of absence policyIn addition to annual leave, sickness absence and the various statutory rights to time off (for example, maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave, time off for dependants, parental bereavement leave, etc.), employees m... Read more