Topic: Employment law
Models (343)
Risk Assessments (26)
Carer's leave formIf an employee is eligible and wishes to take unpaid carer's leave, they must first comply with certain statutory notice requirements.Notice requirementsAn employee may take the carer's leave to which they're entitled on such days as th... Read more
08 Mar 2024
Parental bereavement leave and pay formTo take leave, the employee must simply notify you of the date of the child's death, when they want leave to start and whether that leave will be one or two weeks, and they can do this verbally. However, to recei... Read more
06 Apr 2020
Work equipment - safe system of work - workstationAlthough desks and chairs are not the most hazardous pieces of work equipment, if staff don't sit correctly, they can suffer from back, neck, arm and other medical complaints. Our document helps you av... Read more
01 Jun 2018
Homeworkers - generalEmployees who regularly work from home should be treated the same way as other employees. Their work activities will need to be assessed and any hazards highlighted addressed so that the level of risk is reduced as much as possib... Read more
19 May 2017
Attendance at external eventsMany companies arrange external events for their employees for a number of different reasons - to enhance training skills, encourage "team building" or as a means of collective reward etc. Managing the risksTo help you iden... Read more
10 Mar 2017
Working from home (office-based staff)Carrying out office-based duties from home is becoming increasingly popular, but you still have a duty to ensure their safety.The home officeThe hazards are similar to those faced in an on-site office including m... Read more
13 Jan 2017
Letter confirming membership of professional bodyYou probably take up references on a prospective employee but do you check the other information they've provided on their CV or in an application form, such as their membership of professional bodies a... Read more
24 May 2018
Letter rejecting expenses claimWhere employees incur reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in the discharge of their duties and whilst working on your lawful business, the starting point is that you should reimburse them for those expenses. You're able to... Read more
10 Jun 2014
Working at height If carried out incorrectly or by using the wrong type of access equipment, working at height could cause accidents and potentially put you on the wrong side of the law. Working at height safelyTo ensure that this doesn't happen, you ... Read more
03 Jan 2017
Site paperwork checklistBefore work starts on a construction site, there are numerous pieces of health and safety paperwork to account for. Use our checklist to ensure your files, notices and processes are in order.Getting organisedHaving a proper pl... Read more
09 Nov 2020
