Employment law

GDPR consent to use of employee's imageNormally, you can't rely on an employee's consent as the lawful basis for processing their personal data. However, using their image in marketing materials can be an exception if they have a genuine choice about wh... Read more

Warning/final warning of unsatisfactory attendanceFollowing an absence management meeting, if you want to formally warn the employee about their unsatisfactory attendance, use our warning letter. It can also be adapted for use as a final warning.Fair ... Read more

Retention bonus letterA retention bonus is a payment offered as an incentive to keep a key employee in your employment during a particularly crucial business cycle. Our letter sets out the amount of the bonus and outlines when, and in what circumstan... Read more

Grievance drafting guidanceEmployees can sometimes be unclear about whether they're raising a written grievance or what exactly it's about. Our grievance drafting guidance is intended to steer them in the right direction.Clear grievance formulationYou'd... Read more

Policy version formOur form provides historical data about each update made to a policy, including the nature of the amendment, the date of it and who it was approved by, as well as a policy version number. That way, you can keep track of amendments ... Read more

Transgender action planYou can use our transgender action plan to set out the steps that you'll need to consider taking when supporting an employee who is transitioning. Managing the processOur Transgender Equality Policy sets out how you prevent disc... Read more

Variation of maternity leave requestAn employee can vary her chosen maternity leave start date, but she must give at least 28 days' notice. You can require any notice to change the start date to be in writing, so provide our form for this purpose.All ... Read more

Employment of ex-offenders policyThe Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 provides that, after a stipulated period of time, individuals who have been convicted of criminal offences and who have served their sentences are, with some exceptions, not ob... Read more

Letter rejecting repeated grievanceWhere an employee raises a new grievance which simply repeats issues that have already been raised, and dealt with, in their earlier grievance, you can use our letter to reject it as you don't need to go over the sam... Read more