Employment law

Whistleblowing policyA whistleblowing policy statement will provide your employees with a route for them to raise qualifying disclosures under the Employment Rights Act 1996. Without it, you might find that the employee runs straight to the relevan... Read more

Letter withdrawing conditional offer of appointmentIf you make a conditional job offer and the conditions are not satisfactorily fulfilled within a reasonable period of time, you should be safe in withdrawing the job offer on that basis and you can u... Read more

Conduct whilst on company business policyYou're limited in the restrictions you can place on an employee's behaviour in their own private time but you can try to control what they get up to at work-related social events by having a policy statement on ... Read more

Equal opportunities training recordThere's no legal requirement to have an equality, diversity and inclusion policy or dignity at work policy or to train your staff on the topic, but we recommend you do both because it can afford you an important defe... Read more

Letter acknowledging harassment complaintWhere an employee reports a complaint of harassment or bullying under the terms of your dignity at work policy, use our letter to acknowledge their complaint and to outline your policy and procedure for handli... Read more

Statement in advance of a work-related eventIn advance of a major work-related social function, such as a Christmas party or a summer ball, it's worth reminding employees in writing about the standards of behaviour you expect from them, even if you al... Read more