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Employment

This part of the site provides information and documents helping you deal with and manage a range of employment issues including Employee rights, Discipline and dismissal, Employment agreements, Employee handbooks and much more. As the legislation regarding hiring and managing staff becomes ever more complicated, the only way to protect your business is to make sure you have the right policies and paperwork in place.

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Discipline and dismissal

Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This pack contains a range of letters for employers to use when dealing with employment disciplinary matters. The pack includes a range of letters including Employee disciplinary appeal hearing letter… Read more
Price: £49.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This document creates a letter to an employee asking him or her to attend a formal disciplinary appeal meeting after the employee has appealed a decision taken at a disciplinary meeting to take… Read more
Price: £9.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document to create a letter to an employee asking them to attend a formal disciplinary meeting. The letter is designed for general use. At the meeting the employee will be able to explain his or… Read more
Price: £2.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document to create a letter to notify your employee of the outcome of a disciplinary meeting. The decision can be that no disciplinary action be taken, or that an oral warning be given, or that a… Read more
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this letter to dismiss an employee after he/she has appealed a decision to dismiss made at a disciplinary meeting, but the decision following the appeal hearing is still to dismiss. If the decision… Read more
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document to create a dismissal letter to an employee following previous disciplinary action and a final disciplinary meeting. This letter is the final step in the disciplinary process where the… Read more
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
In cases where an employer needs to immediately dismiss an employee on account of gross misconduct, this letter should be used. Gross misconduct might include such actions as physical violence, extremely… Read more
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This letter should be used when an employee has appealed a decision to dismiss on account of gross misconduct and the decision of the meeting is still to dismiss. At this appeal hearing the employee… Read more
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document to send a letter to your employee following a formal appeal hearing. The letter will inform them of the outcome of the meeting, which can include that no disciplinary action be taken… Read more
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this letter to formally suspend an employee while you conduct an investigation into allegations made against him or her. It is designed to temporarily remove an employee from his or her post when that… Read more
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If an employer and employee are in dispute then they may formally settle that dispute by entering into a legally binding contract called a settlement agreement (previously known as a compromise… Read more
Price: £89.99
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Employment contracts

Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this agreement when a consultant is hired by a client to provide consultancy services (in the UK only). It can be used by the client or the consultant - it'll be drafted according to which party you… Read more
Price: £89.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this agreement to create an employment contract for a new employee. It includes options for part-time and shift working, probation, working hours, breaks, overtime, workplace locations (including… Read more
Price: £89.00
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
If you're an employer in England, Wales or Scotland, you must give certain information in a written statement to all of your workers and employees by the time they start working for you. This employment… Read more
Price: £29.00
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this agreement to create a contract for an executive director joining a UK company's board of directors, giving them the same rights as an employee. It includes options for working hours, workplace… Read more
Price: £89.00
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this agreement to create a fixed-term employment contract for a new employee. You can set the employment to end on a particular date, when a particular event occurs or when a particular task is… Read more
Price: £69.00
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This document will create a written statement confirming the changes made to an employment contract or statement of particulars. There are certain changes which, by law, must be confirmed in writing and… Read more
Price: £29.00
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This document is suitable for individuals above the mandatory school leaving age of 16 who want to gain unpaid work experience or become an unpaid intern. Due to additional regulatory requirements, this… Read more
Price: £39.00
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this agreement to create a contract for new staff working on an 'as required' or 'zero-hours' basis. It's designed for businesses who have a fluctuating need for staff or want to give staff a flexible… Read more
Price: £89.00
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Employment procedures

Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Employers should use this document to draft an agreement for their employees to formally opt out of the 48-hour working week under the Working Time Regulations. This document cannot be used for workers… Read more
Price: £29.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This policy enables you to communicate to your staff important information and procedures for COVID-related absences. In particular, it set outs procedures for the following situations:
Price: £4.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
When dealing with disciplinary issues, it's critical that you have and follow a fair and reasonable procedure. If you don't, it could lead to employees making tribunal claims against you. This policy… Read more
Price: £12.00
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Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this 'Employee handbook' to set out all the non-contractual issues relating to employment, including key administrative procedures. By doing so, and by complying with the policies and procedures set… Read more
Price: £99.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this letter to create a standard reference about a former employee for a potential new employer. It is not a legal requirement to provide a reference, unless you have a contractual obligation… Read more
Price: £10.00
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
By law you must provide your staff with a policy containing your grievance procedures. This policy contains a fair and reasonable procedure that complies with the Acas code of practice (for England… Read more
Price: £12.00
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this policy to set out your rules and procedures about working from home. It covers areas such as the circumstances in which you're likely or unlikely to allow homeworking, the procedure for… Read more
Price: £7.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document to create a job description. This document can be used when recruiting staff, to assist you when conducting a staff appraisal, to attach to an employment contract or statement of… Read more
Price: £5.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This letter asks an employee, worker or potential new recruit for their consent for you to get a medical report about them. You have a choice of requesting the report from their GP (or other medical… Read more
Price: £3.99
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Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England
This is a licence for an employee to occupy a property in England or Northern Ireland that's owned by their employer. The occupancy must be on the basis that it's necessary for the employee to live in… Read more
Price: £69.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This policy is designed to support staff in a UK business who are experiencing the menopause or perimenopause. It contains a policy statement and sets out information about both conditions and how they… Read more
Price: £8.40
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
As an employer, you'll inevitably collect, use and store personal information about your current and prospective staff. Under UK data protection law, you need to tell them what information you hold, how… Read more
Price: £19.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland
This is a licence for an employee to occupy property owned by their employer on the basis that it is necessary for the employee to live in the property for the better performance of their duties. If this… Read more
Price: £59.00
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document to create a set of forms to be used when conducting staff appraisals. This document will allow you to appraise your staff against previously set objectives and/or by rating (scoring)… Read more
Price: £14.99
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Hiring staff

Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
When recruiting, employers may use this document to produce a form for all applicants invited to interview to complete. The form asks the applicant to declare whether they have a current criminal… Read more
Price: £2.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this to create a reference letter from an employer to a referee. It will contain a number of useful standard questions seeking information that an employer may find useful. You should include a… Read more
Price: £2.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Employers should use this document to prepare a letter to send to unsuccessful job applicants, whether or not they attended an interview. The letter advises them that they have been unsuccessful on this… Read more
Price: £2.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Employers should use this form when interviewing job applicants. The form includes a comprehensive checklist of topics to be covered during interview, with suggestions for specific questions and the… Read more
Price: £2.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This document creates a standard job application form to be used when hiring new staff. It should assist you in forming an objective view of the applicant's suitability as part of your selection process… Read more
Price: £9.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this to create a job offer letter for a prospective employee following an interview. It contains basic information of your offer, such as salary, hours, holiday, benefits and notice periods. You can… Read more
Price: £9.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
Use this document to create an induction checklist when taking on a new member of staff. As the checklist has not been catered to a particular business or industry, it might be the case that there are… Read more
Price: £2.99
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Sickness & absence

Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This document produces a form which is suitable for use in recording any employee's request for absence from work. The form is self-explanatory. Within reason an employer can establish its own procedures… Read more
Price: £2.99
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Compatible region(s): Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
This document creates a sickness self-certification form. Many employers now use their own self-certification system for short term sickness absences. As doctors no longer issue certificates (unless paid… Read more
Price: £10.00
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