Topic: Employment law
Letter rejecting time off for religious festivalUse our letter to reject an employee's request for special time off for a religious festival or holiday. Unless you contractually provide for time off work in this situation, you're within your rights to ... Read more
04 Nov 2016
Client handover sheetUse our client handover sheet to facilitate arranging cover for annual leave. It provides all the essential information about the client and the work that's being done for them, so that another employee can easily pick up the file... Read more
07 Jun 2016
Listening to music policyOur policy prohibits staff from listening to music at work without your prior permission, whether this is personally or publicly. You'll need a public performance licence, called TheMusicLicence, if you permit music to be play... Read more
12 Sep 2018
Employee rep role explanation letterWhere you're about to start collective consultation on redundancy with appropriate representatives, you might find it useful to let them first know what their role is in the process, particularly if it's a new experi... Read more
06 Apr 2016
Letter to employee who is imposing strong beliefsSometimes you come across employees with strong religious or philosophical beliefs. The Equality Act 2010 states that, if their belief is protected, an individual must not be treated less favourabl... Read more
11 Nov 2022
Record of home visit with sick employeeWhere you've arranged to visit a long-term sick employee at home to discuss their current state of health and any potential adjustments to support their return to work, make sure you keep a meeting record. Pur... Read more
14 Oct 2019
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
07 Jun 2019
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
09 May 2019
Flow chart - night worker healthNight shift require a health assessment. But when exactly does this apply and how should you go about organising it? Our flow chart explains all.maintaining good healthIt's recognised that working night shifts can be ba... Read more
05 Mar 2021
Driving at work It's been widely reported that driving vehicles whilst at work is more dangerous than actually being in a workplace. So use our document to highlight the risks and also what you can do to manage them.On the roadYou should assess the ri... Read more
24 Apr 2017