Workplace and Environment

Notice of potential dismissal (FTC expiry)The expiry of a fixed-term contract without it being renewed is still a dismissal in law and therefore can still be an unfair dismissal if you fail to deal with the situation properly, notwithstanding the fac... Read more

Letter to competitor about employee on garden leaveIf you think an employee on garden leave is working elsewhere during their notice period, as well as pulling them up on this, also consider writing to the third party employer, particularly if it's a ... Read more

Notification of appeal meetingYou're under no legal obligation to give a short-serving employee an opportunity to appeal against their dismissal, unless you've promised this as part of a relevant contractual procedure. If you do decide to allow the emp... Read more

Corporate hospitality report formUse our corporate hospitality report form to facilitate the reporting of corporate hospitality invitations by your employees, where they wish to attend the event. Keep the completed forms in a central location and reg... Read more

Notification of potential dismissal meetingThe law on termination of employment can differ according to how long the employee has worked for you. For employees with short service, termination can be relatively straightforward. Short-serving employees... Read more

Insufficient notice of return from maternity leaveIf an employee asks to return to work early before the expiry of her one year of maternity leave, it's important that she gives the proper minimum eight weeks' advance notice of an early return. Use our... Read more

Letter postponing parental leaveUse our precedent letter if you need to postpone an employee's period of parental leave under the rules of the default scheme. However, you can only postpone by up to six months and you can't postpone at all where an emp... Read more

Non-compliance reportIf staff are caught breaking your health and safety rules you should consider making a record of what's happened. Use our non-compliance report for this purpose.Why do you need it?Staff who flout health and safety procedures not o... Read more

Letter to doctor seeking advice on whether employee fit to attend a disciplinary hearingIf an employee has been signed off sick during the disciplinary process, whilst you will probably tolerate the absence for a short period of time, there will come... Read more

Mediation checklistAssuming an employee has agreed to participate in mediation, if the mediator is in-house, he or she can use our mediation checklist to help them to prepare for and present the mediation session.PreparationBoth the mediator and you ... Read more