Employer's Guides
Compromise Agreement. UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DO NOT USE
This simple compromise agreement to be define mutually agreed terms for terminating the employment contract.
Under the terms of a Compromise Agreement the employee waives any rights to legal recourse against the employer and agrees to honour relevant contractual terms, and in return the employer promises the employee a reference, a lump sum payment and possibly other benefits.
- An Introduction to Employment Law
This guide provides an introduction to the complex area of employment law - essential reading for anyone involved in people management. (Last updated 1st Oct 2009)
- Employer's Guide to Alcohol and Substance Abuse
This guide accompanies the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Policy and Procedure and explains how an employer should deal with an alcohol or drug problem situation. (Last updated 22nd April 2009)
- Employer's Guide to Changing Contractual Terms
This is a guide to the complex and potentially dangerous area of changing employees' terms and conditions of employment. (Last updated 18th April 2007.)
- Employer's Guide to Contracts of Employment
These explanatory notes are a guide to help employers understand the basic elements of the contract of employment. (Last updated 18th April 2007.)
- Employer's Guide to Disciplinary and Grievance Letters
This guide provides some basic, but very important guidance on the letters associated with the Disciplinary, Dismissal and Grievance Policy. (Last updated 30th March 2009.) - Employer's Guide to Managing Absence
This guide explains the various reasons behind attendance/absence issues, and how each case should be dealt with. (last updated 25th April 2007.)
- Employer's Guide to Managing Disciplinary, Dismissal and Grievance Cases
This guide is essential reading to any manager involved with managing discipline, grievances and attendance (including medical certificated absence).
- Employer's Guide to Managing Flexible Retirement Requests
This guide explains how employers should approach flexible working requests if they are to avoid unintentional discrimination and/or unnecessary distress (to themselves or their employees).
- Employer's Guide to Obtaining a Medical Report
This guide explains how an employer should go about getting medical information on an employee who is either frequently absent, or has been absent from work for some time. (Last updated 26th April 2007.)
- Employer's Guide to Paternity Leave
This guide accompanies the Paternity Leave Policy and Procedure.
- Employer's Guide to Personnel Records
This guide details the type of personnel records that an employer is legally obliged to keep, and outlines other information that can prove helpful in managing staff.
- Employer's Guide to Searching Employees
This guide accompanies the Employee Search Policy and Procedure.
- Employer's Guide to Writing Job Descriptions and Person Specifications
A guide to writing simple but effective job descriptions and person specifications
- Guide to essential employment law - FREE DOCUMENT
This guide outlines the minimum legal requirements placed on employers. (Last updated Oct 2009.)
- Statutory Deductions and Benefits Rates, Oct 09 - FREE DOCUMENT
This is a FREE summary of tax, NI, statutory rates and National Minimum Wage levels (amended 01/10/08) for the 2008/09 tax year.
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