Employment law
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Special leave request formEmployees have a number of statutory rights to take time off work for various reasons, but there's no entitlement to simply take "special leave". It's important to keep a log of time taken off work to ensure that the statutory p... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Job-share clauseIf two employees share a full-time role on a job-share basis, it's worth inserting our job-share clause into both of their contracts of employment. Be aware that if one job sharer leaves, you can't just dismiss the other one.Legal posit... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Limiting disciplinary procedure clauseIf you don't want to get bogged down by your disciplinary warnings procedure in respect of short-serving employees, our limiting disciplinary procedure clause might be just what you're looking for. An unfair dismis... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Restrictions on authority clauseOur clause ensures that an employee is aware of the restrictions on their authority, particularly when it comes to entering into contracts with third parties and hiring and firing staff. It's useful to have in contracts... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Collections, sponsorship and selling of goods policyUse our policy to ensure consistency of approach across your organisation when it comes to employee-organised collections to mark events such as birthdays, weddings and retirements. It also covers c... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Unauthorised absence letterIf an employee fails to report for work without explanation and you're unable to make contact with them by telephone, write to them asking them to clarify whether they have resigned and, if not, warning them that unauthorise... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Failure to return from maternity leave letterIf an employee who has been on maternity leave fails to report for work on her due date of return, use our failure to return from maternity leave letter to try and establish what the position is. Never be ... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Return of company property clauseIt's advisable to insert a clause obliging an employee to return all company property on the termination of their employment. This is particularly the case if the employee has office keys, company credit cards, expensi... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Shift work clauseAs we move towards a 24-hour a day culture, it will become more and more common for employees to undertake shift work. Shift workers don't usually have normal hours of work. Rather, they work hours according to a shift rota and these ... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Retirement clauseOur retirement clause states that you do not operate a normal retirement age and therefore employees will not be compulsorily retired on reaching a particular age. Instead, employees can choose to voluntarily retire whenever they wis... Read more
22 Dec 2015
