Workplace and Environment

Letter rescheduling disciplinary hearingUse our letter if you need to postpone a scheduled disciplinary hearing or if you are agreeing to an employee's request to postpone. It's reasonable to reschedule if the employee has valid grounds for their reque... Read more

Fire risk assessment - fire managementIn addition to identifying sources of fuel, oxygen and heat, your fire risk assessment should check that your management arrangements are up to scratch. What's covered?The Fire Risk Assessment - Fire Management fo... Read more

Asbestos condition reportIf you have asbestos on your property, you're under a duty to check it regularly and record your findings. Manage the riskYour duty to identify the presence of any asbestos-containing material (ACM) is detailed in the Control ... Read more

Electrical safety policyElectricity can be taken for granted, so it's easy to forget the number of accidents and fires it causes. Why not use our policy to help in managing these risks?Using the templateWe've written our Electrical Safety Policy so tha... Read more

Safety procedure - power isolationUse this safety procedure to manage the risks of maintenance work, where a failure to isolate power sources is a common source of serious injury.Why you need itThis procedure is intended for all work involving any ad... Read more

Dismissal with notice letter (misconduct)If you've followed the warnings procedure to its natural conclusion, it means that a dismissal is going to be inevitable, but again only after a disciplinary hearing. When you want to confirm a dismissal on gro... Read more

Dismissal without notice letter (gross misconduct)If, after a disciplinary hearing, you take the decision to dismiss the employee because they've committed an act of gross misconduct, such as theft or violence, you will need our dismissal without noti... Read more

Self-appraisal formYou can assist employees to prepare for their appraisal meeting by giving them our self-appraisal form to complete. Make it optional and leave it to them to what extent they choose to share the information with their manager.Apprai... Read more

Health and safety committee agendaIf you have a formal health and safety committee, it's a good idea to have a standard agenda to keep your meetings on track. This way you'll ensure that all the appropriate legal boxes are ticked. Why do you need it?It... Read more

Accident/incident reporting policyApart from being a legal requirement, proper accident investigation can help prevent further occurrences. Our sample policy makes staff aware of what you expect from them. Accident reportingUnfortunately, accidents ar... Read more