Employment law

Anti-bribery policyYour business can be guilty of a criminal offence under the Bribery Act 2010 where it has failed to prevent bribery by a person associated with it. However, you have a defence if you can show you had adequate procedures in place wh... Read more

Letter confirming an increase in hours requestUse our letter to issue to an employee once it's been agreed they can increase their hours of work. It sets out the relevant changes to their contractual terms consequent on such a request.Statutory provis... Read more

Renewal of fixed-term employment letterOur renewal of fixed-term employment letter is for use when what you're offering an employee on the expiry of their current fixed-term contract is a further fixed term but in a different job role - so it's a new f... Read more

Job share particulars This letter may be used to record an agreed job share arrangement, for example following a flexible working request.  Legal positionA job share occurs where two (or possibly more) employees share the duties and responsibilities... Read more

Letter confirming a reduction in hours requestUse our letter to issue to an employee once it's been agreed they can reduce their hours from full-time to part-time work. It sets out the relevant changes to their contractual terms consequent on such a r... Read more

Letter extending apprenticeshipIf an apprentice hasn't reached the standard necessary for completion of their apprenticeship by its end date, but you believe they'll meet it within a further reasonable time period, you might want to agree to extend the... Read more

Statement of employment particulars checklistOur checklist contains a table which sets out all the employment particulars that must be included in a written statement from 6 April 2020.Statutory provisionsUnder the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), a... Read more

GDPR erasure of data response letterYou can use our letter to set out your reply to an individual's request, made under the UK GDPR, for erasure of some or all of their personal data that you hold about them. Erasure of personal dataWhere any of the g... Read more

Absence management appeal meeting responseAfter you've held an absence management appeal meeting, you will need to formally notify the employee in writing of the outcome, and your decision here is usually final.Confirming the appeal decisionUse our No... Read more

Key information document for agency workersIf you're an employment business, you must supply a key information document to each of your agency workers before you reach an agreement on terms with them.LegislationFrom 6 April 2020, regulation 13A Conduc... Read more