Workplace and Environment

Acknowledgement of notification of adoption leave letterYou must formally respond in writing to an employee who has notified an intention to take adoption leave. If you fail to do so, you can't complain if the employee then returns early from adoption... Read more

Fire policy and procedures - small hospitality businessIf you operate a small hospitality business our brief policy document will help you to develop arrangements for managing fire safety. Short and to the pointThe Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Ord... Read more

Process - safe system of work - safe use of garden chemicalsTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal process. This document sets out how garden chemicals should be used, handled and stored safely. What... Read more

Safety briefing - working in, near or over waterWorking around open water carries the risk of drowning and more subtle dangers too. Ensure that your staff are prepared by adapting and delivering our safety briefing.The riskAs our Safety Briefing - Wo... Read more

First aid quizNot everyone must be trained in first aid, but all staff should understand the initial steps to take in a medical emergency. Use our quiz to test staff knowledge and make sure the right action will be taken.Test timeOur First Aid Quiz i... Read more

Safety-critical equipment register and record of checksIf you have safety-critical equipment, you need to consider what happens when it goes missing or gets broken. Use our forms to ensure you have it covered.What's safety critical?There may be some i... Read more

GDPR legitimate interests assessmentIf you intend to rely on legitimate interests as your lawful basis for processing certain personal data under the UK GDPR, you should first conduct a legitimate interests assessment.Lawful basis for processingTo pr... Read more

Dismissal due to unsatisfactory attendanceWhen you want to implement a dismissal on the ground of unsatisfactory attendance levels, use our dismissal letter. This is the final sanction under our attendance procedure.Potentially fair dismissal reasonI... Read more

Job trial offer letterIf you're not sure whether to offer a job applicant the role they applied for, one option would be to run a short job trial to see how they perform before you make your decision. You can offer a trial, but you will probably need ... Read more

Period of leave notice for shared parental leaveAn employee must give not less than eight weeks' written notice of each block of shared parental leave (SPL) they intend to take by submitting a period of leave notice for shared parental leave.Notice re... Read more