Employment law

Blanket power to vary contract clauseBe careful when using our blanket power to vary contract clause - there's a high risk you won't be able to rely on it to make significant changes to an employee's contract of employment. That said, it's useful for non... Read more

Notice of entitlement to SPL - mother or adopterBoth parents or adopters must submit a notice of entitlement to each of their respective employers to indicate they plan to opt in to the shared parental leave (SPL) scheme. This is a complicated form r... Read more

Driving licence requirement clauseInsert this clause into the contracts of employment of those staff who are required to drive as part of their job duties. If the employee should later lose their licence, a dismissal may be possible but this will dep... Read more

Request to buy or sell holiday formWhere you have implemented a policy enabling staff to potentially buy or sell a proportion of their annual leave entitlement, issue our form to them to enable them to put in their requests for the forthcoming holida... Read more

Notice of entitlement to SPL - father or partnerBoth parents or adopters must submit a notice of entitlement to each of their respective employers to indicate they plan to opt in to the shared parental leave (SPL) scheme. This is a complicated form r... Read more

Sporting and special events policyUse our sporting and special events policy to set out what is expected from employees and what concessions you may grant to them when a major sporting or other special event is taking place during normal working hour... Read more

Overpayment of wages letter for ex-employeeIf you discover an accidental overpayment of wages after an employee has left your employment, use our letter to ask them to pay the monies back. If they refuse to repay and you're not willing to write off th... Read more

Acknowledgement of application letterOnce job applications have been received for a vacant post, you need to sift through them to decide who to invite to interview. If this process will take some time, use our acknowledgement of application letter as... Read more

Staff discounts recordWhere your business is retail sales and you offer staff a discount if they want to buy the goods you sell, our staff discounts record enables you to keep a proper log of the discounts you have awarded them. It also helps to ensu... Read more

Refusal of a parental leave requestIf a parental leave request has not been made correctly in accordance with the statutory provisions, it can be refused.Request refusedIf you receive a parental leave request and it's not been made correctly, you can ... Read more