Workplace and Environment

Letter enclosing workplace companion confidentiality agreement Where you require a workplace companion to a disciplinary or grievance hearing to sign a confidentiality agreement, use our covering letter to issue that document to them.Statutory rightA... Read more

Letter lifting suspensionWhere an employee has been suspended on pay in a case where you believed them to have committed an act of very serious or gross misconduct, after investigation you might find there is, in fact, no case to answer. In this case... Read more

Letter inviting employee to mediationIf you want to try to resolve a workplace dispute through mediation, provisionally appoint a mediator and then use our letter inviting employee to mediation to set the process in motion.  However, be aware that m... Read more

Workplace companion confidentiality agreement Where a worker requests to be accompanied to a disciplinary or grievance hearing, use our workplace companion confidentiality agreement. It sets out the extent of the companion's role and your requirements... Read more

Witness statement recordWhen conducting a disciplinary investigation, in many cases you will need to interview witnesses and ask them to provide witness statements. Use our witness statement record to assist your employees in the provision of their s... Read more

Letter withdrawing redundancy notice due to change of circumstancesYou have a duty to continue to seek work for an employee served with notice of redundancy right up until the date their employment terminates. Sometimes, there might be a change in yo... Read more

Objection to early departure on redundancyOur notice of objection enables you to challenge an employee's right to a statutory redundancy payment where they propose to leave your employment prematurely on redundancy before their notice period has expir... Read more

Notification of potential redundancy meetingThe law on termination of employment can differ according to how long the employee has worked for you. For employees with short service, termination on the ground of redundancy can be relatively straightfor... Read more

Notification of redundancy appeal meetingAn employee has no statutory right to appeal against a redundancy dismissal. However, it's preferable still to give the employee an opportunity to appeal as part of an overall fair dismissal procedure. Use our ... Read more

Notification of long-term incapacity meetingWhen you reach the point that you're considering dismissing an employee on the grounds of long-term incapacity, you will need to set up a formal meeting to consult about your proposals before taking your fin... Read more