Employment law

Letter notifying of employer change of nameIf you're planning to change the name of your business but there's to be no change in its identity, you'll need to issue a written statement of the name change to your employees at the earliest opportunity and ... Read more

Salary sacrifice formUse our form to record an employee's written agreement to a reduction in their salary in return for the provision of a non-cash benefit in kind. Be aware that HMRC will have an interest where the non-cash benefit qualifies for... Read more

Letter withdrawing SSPUse our letter where you're not going to pay SSP either because of the employee's failure to comply with your sickness absence reporting requirements or you have good reason to doubt that the employee's incapacity is genuine. If yo... Read more

Letter to discuss resignationUse our letter to set up an informal meeting to discuss an employee's reasons for leaving where they've resigned. It's particularly useful if you want to persuade a key employee to change their mind. Act swiftly, consider wh... Read more

Acknowledgement of notification of maternity leave letterYou must formally respond in writing to an employee who has notified her intention to take maternity leave. If you fail to do so, you can't complain if the employee then returns early from mater... Read more

Advance notice of cash shortages and stock deficiencies Workers in retail employment have special additional protection in respect of deductions from their wages to recoup cash shortages and stock deficiencies. An employer may not deduct more than o... Read more

Letter withdrawing offer of appointmentUse our letter to withdraw a job offer because of business reasons unconnected to the candidate. If the job offer has already been accepted, there's a valid employment contract in place and a withdrawal with imme... Read more

Reply to request for early return from maternity leave This letter may be used by an employer where an employee gives notice that they wish to return early from maternity leave. If insufficient notice is given, you may choose to accept the date for ... Read more

Reply to request for early return from adoption leave This letter may be used by an employer where an employee gives notice that they wish to return early from adoption leave. If insufficient notice is given, you may choose to accept the date for ea... Read more