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Paternity leave policy
Paternity leave policyPaternity leave essentially enables eligible employees (usually fathers) to take up to two weeks off work following the birth or adoption of their child. Our policy statement sets out the employee's statutory rights to paternity ... Read more
Flexible working policy
Flexible working policyUse our policy statement to implement flexible working practices to improve the work-life balance of your staff. Our policy statement sets out the statutory right for employees to request flexible working arrangements, to... Read more
Approval of paternity leave request
Approval of paternity leave request Our form will help ensure that you formally approve a request for a period of paternity leave and that you confirm the employee's rights to both leave and pay.Request grantedUse our form to respond to an employee's w... Read more
Change of paternity leave request
Change of paternity leave requestAn employee can vary their chosen paternity leave start date, but they must give you appropriate notice. You can also require the variation notice to be in writing, so you can provide our form for this purpose. Chan... Read more
Compassionate leave clause
Compassionate leave clauseOur compassionate leave clause focuses on the death or very serious illness of an immediate family member. Subject to statutory provisions on time off for dependants, carer's leave and parental bereavement leave, it's really u... Read more
Compassionate leave rejection letter
Compassionate leave rejection letterYou're generally entitled to reject an employee's request for compassionate leave unless they have a contractual right to it. If you do so, use our letter to help set out your reasons.Statutory rightsUnder statutory ... Read more
Employee absence record form
Employee absence record formThe average employee in the private sector has around six days' sickness absence each year; the ideal level for any employer is nil. Recording this type of absence in one place allows you to immediately identify how much ti... Read more
Leaves of absence policy
Leaves of absence policyIn addition to annual leave, sickness absence and the various statutory rights to time off (for example, maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave, time off for dependants, parental bereavement leave, etc.), employees m... Read more
Insufficient notice of paternity leave
Insufficient notice of paternity leaveIf an employee fails to provide sufficient notice to you of their intended period of paternity leave, they may not be able to take it on that occasion.Notice requirementsThe Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulati... Read more
Letter confirming compassionate leave
Letter confirming compassionate leaveWhere you wish to approve an employee's request for compassionate leave, you can use our letter to confirm your approval.Statutory provisionsEmployees are statutorily entitled to take a reasonable amount of unpaid ... Read more
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