Employment law - Policies
Time off for employee representatives policyEmployee representatives have a statutory right to reasonable paid time off work to perform their functions or to undergo training to perform their role. Our policy covers the law here.Right to time offThe ... Read more
10 Jun 2022
Retirement policyOur retirement policy provides that you do not operate a compulsory retirement age and instead you operate a flexible retirement policy that permits employees to voluntarily choose to retire at any time. This follows on from the abol... Read more
11 Apr 2022
GDPR data protection policyOur data protection policy statement reiterates the important data protection principles set out in the UK GDPR, outlines out how you intend to comply with them and clarifies what rights and obligations an employee has both... Read more
11 Feb 2022
Severe disruption policyOur severe disruption policy will help you set out your position when an employee is unable to attend work, or is late, as a result of genuinely extreme weather conditions or disruptions to public transport or road networks, s... Read more
13 Jan 2022
Domestic abuse policyOur domestic abuse policy is aimed at protecting both your employees and the business from the detrimental impact of domestic abuse. You owe a duty to your employees to protect their health, safety and welfare at work as far as r... Read more
10 Aug 2021
Reimbursement of expenses policy Use our reimbursement of expenses policy statement to set out your rules on expenses. Make sure you're as unambiguous and comprehensive as possible to avoid abuse and prevent confusion by your staff on when they can in... Read more
11 Jun 2021
Vaccination policyIf you've determined that your staff need or would benefit from particular vaccines, you should develop a suitable policy before beginning your vaccination programme.LegislationThe Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires you... Read more
14 May 2021
Business travel and environment safeguarding policyWe all have a duty to protect our environment by reducing our carbon footprint and our business travel and environment safeguarding policy is aimed at doing just that. Objectives and implementation... Read more
02 Feb 2021
Food at desks policyAllowing staff to eat at their desks gives rise to a whole host of potential issues, so our food at desks policy bans them from eating any hot and cold food at their desks, but permits hot and cold drinks. If banning eating altoge... Read more
30 Nov 2020
Alcohol and drugs policyA policy statement outlining your position on alcohol and drug abuse is a must, particularly if your business is in an industry where health and safety concerns are paramount. You owe a duty to your employees and to third part... Read more
30 Nov 2020