Employment law

Letter of consent to medical examination pre-appointmentUse this letter when you need to obtain the consent of a successful job applicant to a medical examination.  Note that the wording set out after the letter should be printed on the reverse of t... Read more

Professional qualifications requestYou probably take up references on a prospective employee but do you take steps to check the other information they've provided on their CV or in an application form, for example, their academic and professional qual... Read more

Previous employment confirmation requestIn an ideal world a previous employer would happily provide you with a reference in respect of a candidate that you've offered a job to. But what if they don't? Use our previous employment confirmation request f... Read more

Incapacity checklist Use this checklist to help you manage employees who are absent for a long period or are persistently absent for short periods due to sickness or injury.  Your procedure for managing sickness should be separate from your discipl... Read more

Letter confirming membership of professional bodyYou probably take up references on a prospective employee but do you check the other information they've provided on their CV or in an application form, such as their membership of professional bodies a... Read more

References consent formOur references consent form enables the prospective employee to provide the names and contact details of their referees and then asks them to sign a consent to secure the release of references from their referees. For future re... Read more

Reference requestAlways take up references, regardless of how "perfect" for the job a prospective employee appears to be. It's not unknown for candidates to lie on application forms or at interview or to have overstated their abilities. Use our referenc... Read more

Consent to medical report follow up letterUse our letter where an employee has either declined to consent to your seeking a medical report on them or to its subsequent disclosure to you by their doctor. The sanction is that you may have no choice but... Read more

Medical examinations clauseEven with the contractual power to do so, you can't force an employee to undergo a medical examination. To do so would amount to a breach of their privacy and, if the doctor doesn't have the patient's consent, a civil trespass... Read more

Academic qualifications requestUse our letter to check the academic qualifications a prospective employee has provided on their CV or on an application form. Make sure you have obtained a signed consent form to secure the release of documents or info... Read more