Employment law

Adoption leave request formBoth male and female employees are entitled to take adoption leave and may be entitled to statutory adoption pay where they adopt a new child. However, only one partner is eligible to take adoption leave and they must provi... Read more

Acknowledgement of notification of adoption leave letterYou must formally respond in writing to an employee who has notified an intention to take adoption leave. If you fail to do so, you can't complain if the employee then returns early from adoption... Read more

GDPR legitimate interests assessmentIf you intend to rely on legitimate interests as your lawful basis for processing certain personal data under the UK GDPR, you should first conduct a legitimate interests assessment.Lawful basis for processingTo pr... Read more

Dismissal due to unsatisfactory attendanceWhen you want to implement a dismissal on the ground of unsatisfactory attendance levels, use our dismissal letter. This is the final sanction under our attendance procedure.Potentially fair dismissal reasonI... Read more

Job trial offer letterIf you're not sure whether to offer a job applicant the role they applied for, one option would be to run a short job trial to see how they perform before you make your decision. You can offer a trial, but you will probably need ... Read more

Period of leave notice for shared parental leaveAn employee must give not less than eight weeks' written notice of each block of shared parental leave (SPL) they intend to take by submitting a period of leave notice for shared parental leave.Notice re... Read more

Letter enquiring about reasonable adjustmentsWhere a disabled employee has accepted a job offer, it's worth making enquiries with them at an early stage about any reasonable adjustments they might need or that would help them to perform their job ... Read more

Medical questionnaireA problem for many employers is the risk of hiring a new employee only to find they have long-term health problems that could lead to periods of sickness absence. Use our questionnaire to find out if there's a problem but only use... Read more

Maternity leave planFemale employees are entitled to take maternity leave and may be entitled to statutory maternity pay where they are expecting a child, provided they comply with important notification requirements.Maternity leave entitlementFemale... Read more

GDPR data protection impact assessmentA data protection impact assessment is required where a new type of processing is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects. Use our document as your starting point.What's a DPIA?... Read more