Employment law

Letter rejecting time off for religious festivalUse our letter to reject an employee's request for special time off for a religious festival or holiday. Unless you contractually provide for time off work in this situation, you're within your rights to ... Read more

Employment contract variation flow chart 2 Use this flow chart when attempting to impose a contractual variation that requires employee consent. See the employment contract variation flow chart 1 to help you determine if employee consent is needed.Â... Read more

Employment contract variation flow chart 1Use this flow chart to assist you when you need to vary an employee's terms and conditions of employment.   Things to considerYou may need to vary the terms for various reasons, including the need to react t... Read more

Pre-employment checklist This checklist may be used where a job offer has been accepted to assist in checking that any pre-conditions and checks have been satisfied or carried out and lists the main things to think about when a new employee starts t... Read more

Grievance meeting order of proceedingsManagers need to conduct grievance meetings in a constructive and fair manner, allowing the employee to fully explain their grievance and state how they think it should be resolved. Our document will help manager... Read more

Performance progress recordUse our performance progress record to track the improvements, or lack of improvement, in an employee's performance during the review period following the issuing of a formal performance warning. You should use it at regular... Read more

Trade union recognition agreement Use this agreement where you have voluntarily agreed to recognise a union.  Although not strictly necessary to have a written document, it is useful to do so and will make it clear what has been agreed.  Enforceab... Read more

Compulsory trade union recognition flow chart 3This flow chart indicates the requirements for a ballot for approval of recognition under the compulsory recognition procedures where the parties have failed to reach agreement. Other documentsSee our C... Read more

Compulsory trade union recognition flow chart 2 This flow chart covers the steps involved when a compulsory recognition request is received and an application to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) is required because the parties have not reache... Read more