Employment law

Letter to confirm parental bereavement leaveWhere an employee has given you informal notice that they're taking parental bereavement leave following the death of their child under 18, or a stillbirth, you can follow this up with our letter.Informal no... Read more

Internal statement announcing new employeeBefore a new employee's agreed start date, it's worth announcing to your other staff that they've been appointed, and you can use our internal statement to do this.A positive impressionWhilst you don't have to fo... Read more

Request to carry over holiday formIf, at your discretion, you occasionally allow employees to carry over their unused annual leave entitlement from one holiday year to the next, you can ask them to first complete our request to carry over holiday for... Read more

GDPR rectification of data response letterOnce you've dealt with an individual's request, made under the UK GDPR, for rectification of their personal data, you can use our letter to set out your response to them.Rectification of personal dataThe UK GDP... Read more

Car or car allowance clauseIf you provide an employee with a company car, or a car allowance, you need to refer to it in their written statement of employment particulars, or employment contract.Statutory provisionsThe Employment Rights Act 1996 requ... Read more

Outside business interests clauseUse our outside business interests clause to restrict the ability of an employee to take on other jobs or outside business interests, both during and outside their normal working hours.All work and no playIt's quite re... Read more

Letter treating uncertified sickness absence as unauthorisedIf an employee has continually failed to submit a statement of fitness for work, or fit note, to cover a period of sickness absence of more than seven calendar days, you can then treat their... Read more

Rights following loss of pregnancy letterWhere a pregnant employee suffers either a miscarriage or a stillbirth, send our letter to advise her of her entitlements to maternity and/or sick leave. Only employees who are more than 24 weeks pregnant will ... Read more

Parental bereavement leave policyOur policy covers entitlement to parental bereavement leave, notice requirements, the options for taking leave and the employee's rights on return to work, as well as the position on pay.The basic rightThe right to par... Read more