Employment law

Notification of potential redundancy meetingThe law on termination of employment can differ according to how long the employee has worked for you. For employees with short service, termination on the ground of redundancy can be relatively straightfor... Read more

Notification of redundancy appeal meetingAn employee has no statutory right to appeal against a redundancy dismissal. However, it's preferable still to give the employee an opportunity to appeal as part of an overall fair dismissal procedure. Use our ... Read more

Notification of long-term incapacity meetingWhen you reach the point that you're considering dismissing an employee on the grounds of long-term incapacity, you will need to set up a formal meeting to consult about your proposals before taking your fin... Read more

Dismissal on notice due to unsatisfactory performance/conduct letterYou should only use this letter where the employee has short service. This is because longer-serving employees have unfair dismissal rights so they need to be treated entirely differe... Read more

Notification of long-term incapacity dismissal appeal meetingAn employee has no statutory right to appeal against a dismissal on long-term incapacity grounds. However, it's preferable still to give the employee an opportunity to appeal as part of an o... Read more

Letter suspending an employee during pregnancyIf, on health and safety grounds, a pregnant employee or an employee who has recently given birth cannot continue to perform her normal job duties and there is no suitable alternative employment to offer ... Read more

Birthdays policyUse our birthdays policy if you want to permit your employees to take their birthday off work as an additional day's leave outside the normal annual leave provisions. This can be a useful motivational tool. It's best to keep it separate... Read more

Holiday request formIt's important that employees know how they should request annual leave. Having a formal system in place which involves the employee completing a holiday request form means that everyone knows where they stand in terms of whether a... Read more

Gifts report formUse our gifts report form to give your employees an easy way to declare the receipt of gifts from clients, suppliers, etc. It's then up to you to decide whether the gift is reasonable or whether it's too lavish and therefore could pote... Read more

Letter to employee's emergency contactWhere an employee is absent from work without permission and you've been unsuccessful in contacting them personally, one of the steps you should take is to contact their next of kin or listed emergency contact. Use... Read more