Employment law

Closed job support scheme confirmationThe launch of the Job Support Scheme for closed business premises (JSS Closed) has been postponed because of national developments related to the coronavirus pandemic and isn't now expected to take effect until Ma... Read more

Response to employment particulars requestEmployees employed before 6 April 2020 have a statutory right to request an updated written statement of employment particulars that includes all the additional information required to be covered in new writt... Read more

Homeworker clausesIf you recruit an employee who is to work from home for all of their working time, as opposed to working at your business premises, you can use our clauses to insert into their employment contract.Alternative clausesWith homeworking... Read more

Training costs agreementIf you invest in external training for staff and are worried they might leave as soon as they've obtained their certificate, qualification or whatever, consider asking your employees to sign a training costs agreement. But do n... Read more

Notice of disciplinary appeal hearingIf you deny an employee the right to appeal against a disciplinary sanction or dismissal, you will be acting unfairly and in breach of the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures. Use our no... Read more

Notice of poor performance appeal meetingIf you deny an employee the right to appeal against a poor performance warning or dismissal, you will be acting unfairly and in breach of the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures. Use... Read more

Whistleblowing formOur form has been drafted to enable your employees and other workers to easily raise any qualifying disclosures with you under the terms of your whistleblowing policy.Disclosure methodWhile the law provides no set method through wh... 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

Notification of self-isolation memoYou can be fined £1,000, rising to £10,000, if you knowingly allow a worker who's legally required to self-isolate to come to work. Our memo advises your staff of their duty to tell you if they're required to self-i... Read more

Self-certification of sickness absence formWhere an employee has been absent from work due to illness for seven days or less, you should ask them to complete a self-certificate form on their first day back at work. This should include a section to re... Read more