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KEY DOCUMENTS
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Contracts of employment
Employee handbook
Key employment statistics
Recent/proposed employment legislation (GB)
POLICIES AND HANDBOOKS
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Absence reporting and sick pay
Additional work
Bullying and harassment
Business ethics
Business gifts and hospitality
Career break and sabbaticals
Car and vehicle
Data protection
Disciplinary procedure
Diversity
Dress code
Drivers' handbook
Driving on business
Drugs, alcohol and substance abuse
Environmental
Equal opportunity
Expenses claim
Extended leave
Flexible working
Fraud prevention
Grievance procedure
Health and safety
Health and safety rules
Home working
IT and computer use
Lone workers
Maternity, adoption, paternity, parental
and dependant leave
Mobile phone
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Recruitment and selection
Redundancy
References
Relocation
Retirement
Reward
Search
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Stress
Training and development
Union partnership agreement
Whistleblowing
Work experience
Working and travelling abroad
Working with children
and vulnerable adults
Working with volunteers
Work-related functions and events
FORMS
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Absence record
Adoption letters and checklist
Application
Appraisal
Appraisal review preparation
Authority to recruit
Authorisation to make deduction(s) from pay
Bank details
Data access request
Death-in-service checklist
Equipment issued
Exit interview
Expenses
Flexible working request
Holiday requests
Home working induction checklist
Induction checklist
Induction plan
Interview assessment
Interview expenses claim
Job description
Leaver checklist
Leaver's report form
Maternity checklist
Maternity, adoption, paternity, parental
and dependant leave guidelines
Parental leave record
Person specification
Personal details form
Personnel file checklist
Pre-employment health questionnaire
Recruitment - short-list form
Redundancy letters and forms
Retirement letters and forms
Self-certification of absence
Time to train request letters and form
Training evaluation form
Training and development plan
Training record
Turnover analysis
Working Time record
RECRUITMENT LETTERS
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Acknowledge speculative application
Holding letter
Invite to interview
Invite to 2nd interview
Offer of employment
Reference request: employer
Reference request: education
Reference request: personal
Unsuccessful applicant: not shortlisted
Unsuccessful applicant: after interview
LETTERS
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Also see RECRUITMENT above
Absence - confirm warning
Absence - unauthorised
Adoption letters
Appeal letters
Authorisation of additional, outside work
Career breaks
Change to contractual terms and conditions
Compromise agreement
Confidential disclosure agreement
Disciplinary warnings
Discipline - confirm suspension
Discipline - invite to disciplinary hearing
Dismissal (misconduct or poor performance)
Dismissal (ill-health)
Dismissal (expiry of fixed-term contract)
Dismissal (some other substantial reason)
Employee satisfaction survey
Flexible working requests
Grievance letters
Harassment or bullying - acknowledge allegation
Jury service - confirm details
Lay-off letter
Maternity letters
Medical reports
New starter - first day reporting instructions
Non-disclosure agreement
Pay review - confirm details
Performance management
Paternity letters and form
Probationary letters
Redundancy letters and forms
Reference requests
Relocation repayment agreement
Resignation - confirm acceptance
Retirement letters and forms
Sales commission scheme
Secondment - letters and agreement
Sick pay - expiry of payment
Time to train request letters and form
Training repayment agreement
Tribunal claim - request to strike out
TUPE letters
Volunteer agreement
Whistleblowing - acknowledge receipt of concern
Working Time Regulations - opt-out agreements
HEALTH AND SAFETY
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Accident reporting and records
Alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace
Asbestos
Blood-borne viruses
Corporate Manslaughter Act
COSHH Regulations
Disabled workers
Display screen equipment (VDUs)
Driving on business
Electricity at work
Employee responsibilities
Fire
First aid
Further advice
Home workers
Legal minimum requirements
Legionella
Manual handling
Lone workers
Mobile phones
Night workers
Noise
Occupational health services (OHS)
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Portable electrical appliances
Pregnant workers and
women of child-bearing age
Risk assessment
Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations
Safety representatives
Slips, trips and falls
Smoking
Vibration
Working at height
Working in hot temperatures
Workplace violence
LEGAL OVERVIEWS
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Discrimination:
- general
- age
- disability
- race
- religion or belief
- sex
- sexual orientation
- Equality Act
Arbitration
Agency workers
Attachment of Earnings Orders (AEOs)
Automatic unfair dismissal
Bribery Act 2010
Bullying and harassment at work
Changing contractual terms
Compromise agreements
Consulting with your workers
Criminal records and CRB disclosures
Data Protection Act (DPA)
Directors' responsibilities
Disciplinary action
Dismissal
Document retention
Employment rights
Employment status
Employment tribunals
Equal pay
Fixed-term contracts
Flexible working - right to request
Foreign nationals and work permits
Handling absence due to sickness or injury
Handling grievances
Handling absences other than sickness
Key employment statistics
Lay-off and short-time working
Managing poor performance
Maternity and adoption
National Minimum Wage (NMW)
Notice periods
Parental leave
Part-time workers
Paternity leave
Pension schemes - general overview
Pensions - occupational schemes
and personal pension schemes
Pensions - Personal Accounts Scheme
Pensions - stakeholder pensions
Redundancy
Redundancy pay ready-reckoner
Restrictive covenants
Retirement - the statutory procedure
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (VBS)
Sick pay (including SSP)
Statements of Fitness for Work
Time off for dependants
Time to train - right to request
Trade unions
Transfer of Undertakings Regulations (TUPE)
Useful calculators for statutory rates
Whistleblowing
Working Time Regulations (WTR)
Young persons and children
STEP BY STEP GUIDES
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Appraisal
Communication
Delegation
Disciplinary investigations
Disciplinary meetings
Employee surveys
Induction
Interviewing
Making a job offer
Managing TUPE transfers - transfer out
Managing TUPE transfers - transfer in
Motivating your team
Performance management
Personnel files and administration
Recruitment
Redundancy
Restructuring
Retention
Time management
Training and development
GUIDES
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360-degree appraisal
Assessment days
Apprentices
Avoiding tribunals
Benchmarking
Bonus/incentive schemes
Business gifts and hospitality
Career break schemes
Changing culture
Childcare vouchers
Clients, contractors and other third parties
Coaching and mentoring
Communicating effectively during mergers,
acquisitions and change
Competency-based selection
Crisis and contingency planning
Cycle to work scheme
Dealing with language barriers
Death-in-service
Deductions from pay
Diversity in the workplace
Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs)
E-learning
Elements of a reward package
Employee consultation
Equal pay audits
Flexible working
Flexible or cafeteria benefit schemes
Home working
Identifying and developing leadership skills
Internal communications
Investors in People (IIP)
Itemised pay statements
Job adverts
Job descriptions
Job evaluation
Job share arrangements
Management development
Managing change
Managing conflict
Managing depression
Managing during major sporting events
Managing holidays
Managing in a continued recession
Managing leavers
Managing long-term absence
Managing 'redundancy survivor syndrome'
Misconduct outside work
National Insurance Contributions (NICs)
Occupational testing
Pay levels
Pay review
PAYE and Income Tax
Personal relationships at work
Person specifications
Pre-employment checks
Preventing and managing industrial action
Probationary periods
Psychological contract
Retirement
Sales commission schemes
Secondments
Salary sacrifice
Social networking
Standby and call-out arrangements
Stress at work
Succession management
Suggestion schemes
Talent management
Taking up references
Theft and fraud
Tribunal claims
Weather - managing extreme conditions
Women in the workplace
Work-related functions
Work experience and unpaid placements
Working and travelling abroad
Working with children and vulnerable adults
HANDOUTS
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DOs and DON'Ts - absence
DOs and DON'Ts - appraisal
DOs and DON'Ts - bullying and harassment
DOs and DON'Ts - discipline
DOs and DON'Ts - dismissal
Essential employment law for managers
DOs and DON'Ts - grievances
DOs and DON'Ts - probationary periods
DOs and DON'Ts - recruitment
DOs and DON'Ts - redundancy
DOs and DON'Ts - references
DOs and DON'Ts - retirement
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Electricity at work
danger
Risk assessments - guide
danger
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) - guide
danger
Workplace violence - guide
danger
COSHH assessment
danger
Out of hours emergency procedure
data
HR administration documents
data
HR administration - introduction page
data
Data Protection Act (DPA) - legal overview
data
Document retention - legal overview
data
Personnel files and administration - step by step guide
data
Data protection - employee monitoring - guide
data
Data protection - employment records - guide
data
Data protection - health monitoring - guide
data
Data protection - recruitment and selection - guide
data
Document retention - guide
data
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) - guide
data
Confidential disclosure agreement
data
COSHH assessment
data
Data access request form
data
Data protection policy
data
IT and computer use policy
data
Personnel file checklist
data
Use of chemicals at work policy
dda
Discrimination - disability - legal overview
dead
Death-in-service - guide
dead
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act - guide
dead
Death-in-service checklist
deadline
Time management - step by step guide
deaf
Discrimination - disability - legal overview
deaf
Disabled workers - health and safety considerations - guide
deaf
Noise at work - guide
deaf
Disability assessment questionnaire
death
Ending employment - introduction page
death
Leaver and dismissal documents
death
Accident reporting and records - guide
death
Death-in-service - guide
death
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act - guide
death
Death-in-service checklist
death-in-service
Death-in-service - guide
death-in-service
Death-in-service checklist
deduction
Pay documents
deduction
Attachment of Earnings Orders (AEOs) - legal overview
deduction
Deductions from pay - guide
deduction
National Insurance Contributions (NICs) - guide
deduction
PAYE and Income Tax - guide
deduction
Authorisation to make deduction(s) from pay - letter
deduction
Training repayment agreement
deductions
Deductions from pay - guide
deductions
Itemised pay statements - guide
deductions
Authorisation to make deduction(s) from pay - letter
default
Retirement - removal of default retirement age
defenders
Noise at work - guide
defenders
Personal protective equipment (PPE) - guide
defenders
Personal protective equipment (PPE) policy
defined
Fixed-term contracts - legal overview
defined
Pensions - occupational and personal pension schemes
defined
Contract of employment - fixed-term or defined project
defined
Dismissal (expiry of fixed-term contract) - confirm - letter
defined
Dismissal (expiry of fixed-term contract) - invite to meeting - letter
defined
Dismissal (expiry of fixed-term contract) - letters
definition
Discrimination - disability - legal overview
delay
Recruitment - place candidates on hold - letter
delegation
Delegation - step by step guide
dentist
Absence reporting and sick pay policy
dependant
Handling absences other than sickness - legal overview
dependant
Career break schemes and sabbaticals - guide
dependant
Maternity, adoption, paternity, parental and dependant leave documents
dependant
Maternity, adoption, paternity, parental and dependant leave guidelines
dependant
Maternity, adoption, paternity, parental and dependant leave policies
dependants
Maternity, adoption, paternity, parental and time off for dependants - introduction page
dependants
Time off for dependants - legal overview
dependants
Parental leave and time off for dependants policy
depression
Managing depression - guide
depression
Managing long-term absence due to ill-health - guide
depression
Stress at work - guide
depression
Stress policy
description
Job description - template
descriptions
Job descriptions - how to write - guide
developing
Identifying and developing leadership skills
development
Training and appraisal documents
development
Training and development - introduction page
development
Appraisal - step by step guide
development
Delegation - step by step guide
development
Performance management - step by step guide
development
Training and development - step by step guide
development
360-degree appraisal - guide
development
Coaching and mentoring - guide
development
E-learning - guide
development
How to run a simple assessment day - guide
development
Identifying and developing leadership skills
development
Investors in People (IIP) - guide
development
Management development - guide
development
Secondments - guide
development
Succession management - guide
development
Talent management - guide
development
Appraisal form
development
Appraisal review preparation form
development
Career breaks and sabbaticals policy
development
DOs and DON'Ts - appraisal
development
Secondment letter (external)
development
Secondment letter (internal)
development
Secondment letters and agreement
development
Training and development plan - form
development
Training and development policy
development
Training evaluation form
development
Training record
die
Death-in-service - guide
die
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act - guide
die
Death-in-service checklist
direct
Discrimination - general - legal overview
direct
Equal opportunity policy
director
Directors' responsibilities - legal overview
directors
Directors' responsibilities - legal overview
directors
Director's service agreement
directors
Non-executive director's services agreement
disability
Discrimination and diversity - introduction page
disability
Discrimination - disability - legal overview
disability
Discrimination - general - legal overview
disability
Discrimination - recruitment considerations - legal overview
disability
Disabled workers - health and safety considerations - guide
disability
Managing long-term absence due to ill-health - guide
disability
Absence reporting and sick pay policy
disability
Disability assessment questionnaire
disability
Medical reports - letters
disabled
Disabled workers - health and safety considerations - guide
disaster
Crisis and contingency planning - guide
disciplinary
Disciplinary action - legal overview
disciplinary
Disciplinary investigations - step by step guide
disciplinary
Disciplinary meetings - step by step guide
disciplinary
Absence - unauthorised - second letter (invite to disciplinary hearing)
disciplinary
Absence - unauthorised - third letter (rescheduled disciplinary hearing)
disciplinary
Disciplinary procedure
disciplinary
Discipline - invite to disciplinary hearing - letter
discipline
Discipline and misconduct documents
discipline
Discipline and misconduct - introduction page
discipline
Discipline - confirm final written warning - letter
discipline
Discipline - confirm suspension - letter
discipline
Discipline - confirm verbal warning - letter
discipline
Discipline - confirm warning - letters
discipline
Discipline - confirm written warning - letter
discipline
Discipline - invite to disciplinary hearing - letter
discipline
Discipline - suspension - letters
discipline
Discipline - suspension - return to work letter
discipline
DOs and DON'Ts - discipline
discipline
Appeal letters - discipline/dismissal
discipline
Discipline/dismissal - confirm outcome of appeal - letter
discipline
Discipline/dismissal - invite to appeal meeting - letter
disclosure
Whistleblowing - legal overview
disclosure
Data protection - employee monitoring - guide
disclosure
Data protection - employment records - guide
disclosure
Pre-employment checks - guide
disclosure
Confidential disclosure agreement
disclosure
Non-disclosure agreement
disclosure
Whistleblowing - acknowledge receipt of concern - letter
disclosure
Whistleblowing policy
disclosures
Criminal records and CRB disclosures - legal overview
discrimination
Discrimination and diversity - introduction page
discrimination
Equality, diversity and flexible working documents
discrimination
Recruitment documents
discrimination
Recruitment - introduction page
discrimination
Discrimination - age - legal overview
discrimination
Discrimination - disability - legal overview
discrimination
Discrimination - general - legal overview
discrimination
Discrimination - race - legal overview
discrimination
Discrimination - recruitment considerations - legal overview
discrimination
Discrimination - religion or belief - legal overview
discrimination
Discrimination - sex - legal overview
discrimination
Discrimination - sexual orientation - legal overview
discrimination
Employee rights - legal overview
discrimination
Equality Act - legal overview
discrimination
Equality Act - repeal/revocation of previous legislation
discrimination
Interviewing - step by step guide
discrimination
Making a job offer - step by step guide
discrimination
Recruitment - step by step guide
discrimination
Dealing with language barriers in the workplace
discrimination
Disabled workers - health and safety considerations - guide
discrimination
Equal pay audits - guide
discrimination
Job adverts - how to write - guide
discrimination
New businesses - overview of minimum requirements - guide
discrimination
Occupational testing - guide
discrimination
Person specifications - how to write - guide
discrimination
Pregnant workers and women of child-bearing age - guide
discrimination
Taking up references - guide
discrimination
Tribunal claims - guide
discrimination
Why have policies and procedures - guide
discrimination
Women in the workplace - guide
discrimination
Bullying and harassment policy
discrimination
Disability assessment questionnaire
discrimination
Diversity policy
discrimination
DOs and DON'Ts - recruitment
discrimination
DOs and DON'Ts - retirement
discrimination
Equal opportunity policy
discrimination
Flexible working policy
discrimination
Harassment or bullying - acknowledge allegation - letter
discrimination
Interview assessment form
discrimination
Recruitment and selection policy
discrimination
Whistleblowing policy
discrimination
Work-related functions and events policy
dishonesty
Dealing with theft and fraud - guide
dismiss
Absence documents
dismiss
Discipline and misconduct - introduction page
dismiss
Leaver and dismissal documents
dismiss
Dismissal - legal overview
dismiss
Managing poor performance - legal overview
dismiss
Redundancy pay ready-reckoner
dismiss
Redundancy - step by step guide
dismiss
Restructuring - step by step guide
dismiss
Alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace - guide
dismiss
Exit interviews - guide
dismiss
Absence record
dismiss
Appeal letters - discipline/dismissal
dismiss
Disciplinary procedure
dismiss
Dismissal (expiry of fixed-term contract) - letters
dismiss
Dismissal (gross misconduct) - letter
dismiss
Dismissal (ill-health) - letters
dismiss
Dismissal (misconduct or poor performance) - letters
dismiss
Dismissal (some other substantial reason) - letter
dismiss
Dismissal (unauthorised absence) - letters
dismiss
Dismissal (unsatisfactory probationary period) - letter
dismiss
Dismissal (with notice) - misconduct or poor performance - letter
dismiss
DOs and DON'Ts - discipline
dismiss
DOs and DON'Ts - dismissal
dismiss
DOs and DON'Ts - redundancy
dismiss
DOs and DON'Ts - retirement
dismiss
Leaver checklist
dismiss
Leaver's report form
dismissal
Leaver and dismissal documents
dismissal
Automatic unfair dismissal - legal overview
dismissal
Dismissal - legal overview
dismissal
Absence - unauthorised - fourth letter (dismissal)
dismissal
Dismissal (expiry of fixed-term contract) - confirm - letter
dismissal
Dismissal (expiry of fixed-term contract) - invite to meeting - letter
dismissal
Dismissal (expiry of fixed-term contract) - letters
dismissal
Dismissal (gross misconduct) - letter
dismissal
Dismissal (ill-health) - confirmation - letter
dismissal
Dismissal (ill-health) - invite to consultation meeting - letter
dismissal
Dismissal (ill-health) - letters
dismissal
Dismissal (misconduct or poor performance) - letters
dismissal
Dismissal (some other substantial reason) - letter
dismissal
Dismissal (unauthorised absence) - letters
dismissal
Dismissal (unsatisfactory probationary period) - letter
dismissal
Dismissal (with notice) - misconduct or poor performance - letter
dismissal
DOs and DON'Ts - dismissal
dismissal
Redundancy - confirm dismissal - letter
display
Display screen equipment (VDUs) - guide
display
Display screen equipment (DSE) policy
dispute
Arbitration
disputes
Managing conflict - guide
disrepute
Social networking - guide
dissatisfaction
Handling grievances - legal overview
dissatisfaction
Managing conflict - guide
dissatisfaction
Grievance procedure
distance
E-learning - guide
distance
Managing remote workers
diversity
Discrimination and diversity - introduction page
diversity
Equality, diversity and flexible working documents
diversity
Diversity in the workplace - guide
diversity
Diversity policy
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - absence
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - appraisal
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - bullying and harassment
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - discipline
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - dismissal
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - grievances
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - probationary periods
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - recruitment
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - redundancy
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - references
donts
DOs and DON'Ts - retirement
downsizing
Redundancy - step by step guide
downturn
Restructuring - step by step guide
downturn
Redundancy - letters and forms
downturn
Redundancy/reorganisation - at risk - letter
downturn
Redundancy selection criteria - forms
dpa
HR administration - introduction page
dpa
Data Protection Act (DPA) - legal overview
dpa
Document retention - legal overview
dpa
Personnel files and administration - step by step guide
dpa
Data protection - employee monitoring - guide
dpa
Data protection - employment records - guide
dpa
Data protection - health monitoring - guide
dpa
Data protection - recruitment and selection - guide
dpa
References - guide
dpa
Social networking - guide
dpa
Taking up references - guide
dpa
Data access request form
dpa
Data protection policy
dress
Dress code policy
drinking
Alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace - guide
drinking
Drugs, alcohol and substance abuse policy
driver
Driving on business - guide
driver
Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations
driver
Car and vehicle policy
driver
Driver safety checklist
drivers
Drivers' handbook
driving
Driving on business - guide
driving
Health and safety documents
driving
Mobile phones - guide
driving
Pre-employment checks - guide
driving
Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations
driving
Car and vehicle policy
driving
Dismissal (some other substantial reason) - letter
driving
Driver safety checklist
driving
Driving on business policy
drug
Alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace - guide
drugs
Data protection - health monitoring - guide
drugs
Drugs, alcohol and substance abuse policy
drugs
Search policy
drunk
Alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace - guide
drunk
Misconduct outside work - guide
dse
Display screen equipment (VDUs) - guide
dse
Health and safety documents
dse
Health and safety - further advice
dse
Display screen equipment (DSE) policy
dse
DSE eye test form
dse
DSE self-assessment questionnaire
dual
Equality Act - legal overview
duties
Directors' responsibilities - legal overview
duties
Handling absences other than sickness - legal overview
duties
Statements of Fitness for Work - legal overview
duties
Health and safety - employee responsibilities
duties
Jury service - confirm details - letter
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