Contract of Employment

Pay Rise Request

In this guide, we'll look at what a pay rise is, when employees can request them, and how to manage them correctly.

Drugs and alcohol policy

In this guide, we'll look at the risks associated with drug and alcohol misuse in the workplace, how to limit them and how to support staff struggling with substance misuse.

Email Usage Policy

Read our Email Usage Policy advice guides for employers, or contact us for further HR, Health & Safety and Employment law advice.

Major changes to staff holiday entitlement: are your workers affected?

Staff holiday entitlement has changed. Now, it’s no longer just your full-year staff who are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ annual holiday.

How to calculate holiday pay: the employer's guide

Now summer has arrived, expect to see the holiday requests come flooding in.

Remote worker pay cuts: the risks employers should know about

Recently, one law firm slashed remote workers’ wages by 20%.

Four reasons why employers pay women less

Four out of five employers pay women less than men, according to the Guardian’s analysis of the government’s gender pay gap reporting.

Good Work Plan 2.0

In July 2017, Matthew Taylor released his “Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices” report.

Do staff lose an hours’ pay when clocks go forward?

It’s that time of year again. As we jump into spring, time jumps with us. We know that at 1am on 26th March, we all ‘lose’ an hour of our day. But what does this mean for the working day?

Is it legal to ‘fire and rehire’ my employee?

If you’re thinking about changing your employee’s terms and conditions, be aware that using certain tactics could land you in legal trouble.

Exclusivity clause ban: can my employee work a second job without telling me?

Previously, many of the lowest-paid earners in society couldn’t work multiple jobs because of exclusivity clauses in their contracts.

Four new HR policies you need in 2023

In 2022, businesses faced several significant challenges. A cost-of-living crisis. Rising energy prices. Temperatures soaring to 40 degrees and later plummeting to minus 15…

The contract of employment covers a wide variety of terms and clauses which can be introduced in to the contractual relationship through various methods, including being expressly written, verbally stated or implied in to the relationship.

Employment contract are used to validate a work agreement between an employer and a potential candidate.

In an age of innovation, coupled with growing numbers of employees moving into self-employment, employers need to protect their own interests more than ever before when their staff leave.

This employment law guide explores the basics of employment contracts and offers guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls.

This employment law guide explores the basics of zero hours contracts and offers guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls.

Use this free sample guide to decide what goes into your organisation’s policy.