Employment law

Domestic abuse policyOur domestic abuse policy is aimed at protecting both your employees and the business from the detrimental impact of domestic abuse. You owe a duty to your employees to protect their health, safety and welfare at work as far as r... Read more

Letter confirming employee not redundantDuring a redundancy programme, you'll have notified some employees that their roles are at risk. However, where that situation changes and an employee is no longer at risk, you'll need to let them know.Requiremen... Read more

Letter seeking recovery of training costsWhere an employee is leaving your employment having signed a valid training costs agreement, use our letter to advise them what external training costs they're now required to repay.Agreement on training costsO... Read more

Withdrawal of resignation rejectionUnless an employee's resignation was given in the heat of the moment and wasn't really intended or conscious and rational at the time it was given, you aren't obliged to accept any subsequent request from them to withd... Read more

Offer of suitable alternative work during pregnancyIf, for health and safety reasons, a pregnant employee or an employee who has recently given birth cannot continue to perform her normal job duties, you are obliged to offer her suitable alternative ... Read more

Recalculation of maternity pay letterIf an employee is awarded a pay rise at any point between the start of the original statutory maternity pay (SMP) calculation period and the end of their statutory maternity leave, you must recalculate their SMP t... Read more

Reimbursement of expenses policy Use our reimbursement of expenses policy statement to set out your rules on expenses. Make sure you're as unambiguous and comprehensive as possible to avoid abuse and prevent confusion by your staff on when they can in... Read more

Notice of absence management appeal meetingWhere an employee appeals against a warning for unsatisfactory attendance or a decision to dismiss them under your attendance procedure, use our letter to arrange an appeal meeting.Appeal processOnce you've m... Read more

Annualised hours clauseOne specific type of flexible working option is where the employee works on an annualised hours basis, so our clause covers this arrangement.How it worksUnder an annualised hours arrangement, the employee's working hours are cal... Read more