Workplace and Environment
So that you can deal with every employment, health & safety, risk assessment and environmental situation
Topics: Employment law, Health & safety, Risk assessment, Environmental document
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
12 Jun 2023
Social media policyUse our social media policy to set out your rules on employees accessing social media websites during work time. Whilst you can't prohibit employees accessing such sites in their own time using their own equipment, such as on their ... Read more
12 Jun 2023
Garden leave clauseA garden leave clause enables you to place an employee on leave during the notice period following either their resignation or dismissal with notice. It is used as an alternative to the employee working out their notice period or p... Read more
12 Jun 2023
Letter treating grievance as disciplinary appealWhere an employee submits a grievance after receiving a disciplinary sanction, it might be that their grievance is actually an appeal against that sanction.Appeals processIf an employee isn't satisfied w... Read more
09 Jun 2023
Night work clauseNight workers are subject to special statutory rules set out in the Working Time Regulations 1998 and these are additional to the general working time rules. You can use our clause to vary some of these special statutory rules.Night ... Read more
09 Jun 2023
Letter reconvening disciplinary hearing after adjournmentOccasionally, it may be necessary for a disciplinary hearing to be adjourned where new information comes to light during it. Where this happens, the hearing will then need to be reconvened.Adjo... Read more
09 Jun 2023
Acceptance of redundancy volunteer with settlement agreementWhere an employee volunteers for redundancy, one option is to make your acceptance subject to their entering into a settlement agreement, particularly if you're offering enhanced redundancy p... Read more
09 Jun 2023
Ventilation checklist - local exhaust extractionYou may not think about ventilation until staff complain that it's too hot or cold. So why not check on its effectiveness between maintenance checks? Our checklist is designed to help you do this.Making ... Read more
02 Jun 2023
Process flow chart - preparing for an EMSDeveloping your environmental management system (EMS) is difficult to get right and you may be concerned that something has been overlooked. Use our flow chart to identify topics that fall under the Plan-Do-Ch... Read more
02 Jun 2023
Health, safety and environment onboarding It's essential that new hires in managerial or supervisory positions cover all aspects of health, safety and environment that are relevant to their role. Capture evidence that they have had a robust induction ... Read more
02 Jun 2023