Employment law

Response to resignationWhere an employee resigns in amicable circumstances, you should write to them confirming receipt of their resignation and setting out the arrangements for termination of their employment. Strictly speaking, there is no obligati... Read more

Approval of parental leave requestUnless you postpone parental leave in accordance with the statutory provisions, you must accept an employee's parental leave request. Request grantedOnce you receive a parental leave request, assuming it's been made co... Read more

Opt-out agreementAn opt-out agreement permits an employee to work more than the maximum average of 48 hours a week set out in the Working Time Regulations 1998. However, it must be voluntarily entered into by the employee. You can't force them to sign... Read more

Counter-notice to notice of intention to claim a redundancy payment letterWhere an employee has been laid off or put on short time working, after a period of time it's possible for them to try and claim a statutory redundancy payment.  The procedure ... Read more

Confirmation of outcome of redundancy appeal meetingAfter holding an appeal against the decision to dismiss the employee on redundancy grounds, you need to formally notify them, in writing, of the outcome. The decision on an appeal will be final.A fi... Read more

Confirmation of outcome of appeal meetingAfter any appeal meeting that you've granted relating to the dismissal of a short-serving employee, you need to formally notify them in writing of the outcome. The decision on an appeal is final.Uphold or rejec... Read more

Student sponsorship agreementIf you have offered a student a job to start when they have graduated and you want to give them sponsorship towards their tuition fees, use our student sponsorship agreement to protect your position if they drop out of th... Read more

Satisfactory probationary period letterUse our satisfactory probationary period letter to confirm an employee's successful completion of their probationary period. If the employee was subject to a lesser notice period during probation, make sure they ... Read more

Letter advising employee to remain at home until medical evidence obtained about suitability to workIt's not unusual for some employees to want to return to work after a bout of sickness absence before they are well enough to do so, or to refuse to go... Read more

Letter notifying reversion to SSPUnder the terms of your employees' contracts of employment, you may provide that employees will get statutory sick pay (SSP) only in the event of sickness absence. Alternatively, you may have a discretionary or contrac... Read more