Topic: Employment law
Bereavement policyOur bereavement policy goes further than the statutory right to reasonable unpaid time off for dependants. As well as providing for paid or unpaid bereavement leave following the death of an immediate or wider family member, our pol... Read more
04 Apr 2020
Employee weekly timesheetUse our document to enable you to accurately measure and record the daily working hours of each of your workers should you wish to keep this type of record.Legal positionThe law requires you to maintain records which a... Read more
08 Jul 2019
Trial flexible working arrangement letterWhen you receive a flexible working application, you may wish to test it out on a trial basis to see whether it can be accommodated within the business or not. Use our letter to put a trial flexible working ar... Read more
02 Apr 2024
Letter permitting employee to offer gift/hospitality The Bribery Act 2010 is considered to be the harshest piece of anti-corruption legislation anywhere in the world. Not only does it contain criminal offences of bribing and being bribed, it's also... Read more
23 Aug 2011
Sickness absence policyOur policy statement sets out a detailed reporting procedure for both short-term and long-term sickness absence, including the provision of evidence of incapacity, consideration of statements of fitness for work, "return-to-work... Read more
05 Jul 2022
Time to train policyUse our statement to set out your policy on time for employee training and the procedure that you will follow when dealing with a time to train request. You're free to extend your policy beyond the statutory right for eligible empl... Read more
01 Oct 2012
Social media policyUse our social media policy to set out your rules on employees accessing social media websites during work time. Whilst you can't prohibit employees accessing such sites in their own time using their own equipment, such as on their ... Read more
12 Jun 2023
Reply to request for early return from adoption leave This letter may be used by an employer where an employee gives notice that they wish to return early from adoption leave. If insufficient notice is given, you may choose to accept the date for ea... Read more
02 Dec 2016
Pool car policyIf you provide pool cars that your staff can ask to use when they need to carry out business-related journeys, it's important to have a policy in place covering the provision and use of your pool cars.What are pool cars?A pool car is es... Read more
10 Sep 2019
English only policyIt's acceptable to have an English only policy which says that only English must be spoken in the workplace but it shouldn't extend to breaks, non-work duties and casual conversations. Our policy strikes a balance to enable you to me... Read more
12 Jan 2016