Workplace and Environment

Confirmation of no further disciplinary actionWhilst the outcome of most disciplinary hearings will result in the imposition of some form of disciplinary sanction against the employee, occasionally it will be the case that no further action is to be ... 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

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

Unauthorised absence letterIf an employee fails to report for work without explanation and you're unable to make contact with them by telephone, write to them asking them to clarify whether they have resigned and, if not, warning them that unauthorise... Read more

Statement of reasons for dismissalA dismissed employee who has sufficient continuity of service can request a written statement of the reason for their dismissal. Where the employee is dismissed while pregnant or on a period of maternity or adoption ... Read more

Notification of pay freeze letterIf you need to implement a pay freeze because of economic conditions, use our notification of pay freeze letter to let your employees know there will be no increase to their current salary at annual pay review time. B... Read more

Salary review letterMost contracts of employment don't give employees an express contractual right to a pay increase each year but many do contain a discretionary provision for salary to be reviewed annually, or you may do this anyway even though the ... Read more

Informal resolution of grievance letterWhere an employee raises issues or concerns in writing, for example in an e-mail, should you always treat it as a grievance or clarify the position first? It's better to clarify the matter and you can then send o... Read more

Letter following grievance appeal meetingAfter the grievance appeal meeting, you need to formally notify the employee in writing of the outcome. The decision on an appeal is normally final unless your grievance procedure specifically contains a right... Read more

Letter following informal discussion of minor misconductIn cases of minor misconduct, before you launch into instituting the formal disciplinary procedure, you should try to resolve the issue informally first by discussion with the employee. Use our ... Read more