Employment law

Salary review letterMost contracts of employment don't give employees an express contractual right to a pay increase each year but many do contain a discretionary provision for salary to be reviewed annually, or you may do this anyway even though the ... Read more

Letter notifying outcome of grievance meetingUse our letter to inform the employee of your decision in relation to their grievance and of their right of appeal against that decision. This is not only part and parcel of complying with your own grievan... Read more

Letter following grievance appeal meetingAfter the grievance appeal meeting, you need to formally notify the employee in writing of the outcome. The decision on an appeal is normally final unless your grievance procedure specifically contains a right... Read more

Cash handling policyGood cash-handling policies and procedures are critical to any business that works with cash on a day-to-day basis. They can help prevent fraud in the workplace, as well as ensuring you have proper security and auditing arrangemen... Read more

Unauthorised absence policyOur policy statement makes it clear that unauthorised absences will not be tolerated and will be dealt with under the disciplinary procedure. Whilst this may seem obvious, including it in the staff handbook makes the posit... Read more

Collective consultation letterBefore collective consultation on redundancy can begin, you have to disclose in writing a specified set of information to the appropriate representatives. Use our collective consultation letter to comply with your legal ... Read more

Dismissal on notice letter due to redundancy letterYou should only use this letter where the employee has been employed for less than two years and you are making less than 20 redundancies within a 90-day period. This is because longer-serving employ... Read more

Time to train application formEligible employees who work in businesses that employ 250 or more employees have a statutory right to request time off for the purposes of study or training.  Our time to train application form will ensure that the empl... Read more

Promotion letterUse our letter to confirm an employee's promotion. Consider making the newly promoted position subject to a probationary period to enable you to assess the employee's performance and conduct in their new role.Promotion termsIf you promo... Read more

Flexitime clausePermitting employees to work flexitime boosts morale and commitment and can result in increased productivity and better performance. However, it won't be suitable for all businesses and, even if you do want to introduce such a system, ... Read more