Employment law
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
06 Jul 2022
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
05 Jul 2022
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
15 Jun 2022
Letter confirming consent to vary place of workWhere an employee agrees to change their contractual place of work to their home address through permanent homeworking, use our letter to confirm that change and to send them a revised employment contrac... Read more
10 Jun 2022
Flexible working policyUse our policy statement to implement flexible working practices to improve the work-life balance of your staff. Our policy statement sets out the statutory right for employees who have 26 weeks' continuous employment to request... Read more
10 Jun 2022
Reporting criminal offences clauseYou can insert our clause into employment contracts to place a requirement on employees to inform you of any investigations, charges or prosecutions to which they're subject relating to criminal offences.Off-duty crim... Read more
10 Jun 2022
Minutes of performance review meetingYou must take minutes of each formal performance review meeting that you hold. Our document contains prompts to include all relevant information and acts as your proof that you have covered all the matters that sh... Read more
10 Jun 2022
Time off for employee representatives policyEmployee representatives have a statutory right to reasonable paid time off work to perform their functions or to undergo training to perform their role. Our policy covers the law here.Right to time offThe ... Read more
10 Jun 2022
Job description and person specificationA job description sets out the main details of the job, including job title, job duties and responsibilities. A person specification describes the level of qualification, knowledge, skills and competencies requ... Read more
10 Jun 2022
Flexible working application formBoth male and female employees benefit from the right to request flexible working arrangements provided they have 26 weeks' continuous employment and they have not made another application to work flexibly under the st... Read more
01 Jun 2022