Workplace and Environment

Bonus payment letterWhere you decide to pay a discretionary bonus to an employee, use our bonus payment letter to notify them of this and the amount.Fair exercise of discretionWhere the payment of a bonus is expressed to be discretionary, you still h... Read more

Sickness absence policyOur policy statement sets out a detailed reporting procedure for both short-term and long-term sickness absence, including the provision of evidence of incapacity, consideration of statements of fitness for work, "return-to-work... Read more

Process - safe system of work - manual handling - team liftingTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal safe system of work. This document sets out safe methods of manual handling using a team of people... Read more

Traffic management planMany workplace accidents involve vehicles. To ensure pedestrians are kept safe, identify your safe routes on our traffic management plan. Behind the barriersAllowing people and vehicles in the same area is dangerous as there is... Read more

Acceptance of volunteer for redundancy letterEmployees who volunteer and are accepted for redundancy are still regarded in law as having been dismissed, i.e. they have not resigned. This means you must still continue to follow a fair redundancy proce... Read more