Paternity leave request formThe right to paternity leave entitles eligible employees to take either a single period of one or two weeks off work or two non-consecutive periods of one week
each off work following the birth or adoption of a child for the purpose of caring for the child or supporting...
Published 02.04.2024
Paternity rights following loss of pregnancy letterWhere an employee's wife or partner suffers either a miscarriage or a stillbirth, only if their wife or partner was more than 24 weeks'
pregnant will the employee be eligible for paternity leave. Send our letter to advise your employee of their entitlements...
Published 02.04.2024
Time off for dependants policyEmployees have a statutory right to unpaid time off work to deal with certain unexpected or sudden events or situations involving a dependant. Our time off for
dependants policy statement sets out the employee's statutory rights in this respect and it makes clear the procedure...
Published 02.04.2024
Redundancy policyWhilst redundancy is a potentially fair reason for dismissal, you are still obliged to follow a fair procedure when implementing a redundancy programme. Our policy statement helps
get you started with this.A fair redundancyRedundancy is a potentially fair reason for dismissal, but you...
Published 02.04.2024
Flexible working acceptance letterIf, following a consultation meeting, you're happy to accept an employee's flexible working request, or you reach an agreed compromise with them at
the meeting for an alternative flexible working arrangement, then you should confirm in writing the details of the...
Published 02.04.2024
Flexible working appeal - invitation to appeal meetingIf you reject an employee's request for a flexible working arrangement, it is good practice to allow them to appeal the decision and, if they do
appeal, to arrange a meeting with them to discuss it.A reasonable procedureWhere you take the decision...
Published 02.04.2024
Flexible working rejection letterIf you wish to reject an employee's flexible working request, you must provide one or more genuine business reasons for the refusal and you should
set out any additional information which is reasonable to help explain your decision. You should also allow your...
Published 02.04.2024
Flexible working request - invitation to meetingUse our letter to arrange a meeting with your employee to discuss their formal request for flexible working. However, there's no need to arrange a
meeting if you're happy to agree to the employee's request in full.What changes?The right to request flexible...
Published 02.04.2024
Homeworking policyWith an increasing trend towards homeworking arrangements, if you grant this benefit to any of your staff, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, you need to ensure you set
out in the staff handbook how the scheme will operate in practice. Otherwise, you could end up finding you...
Published 02.04.2024
Ineligible for flexible working letterAn employee is ineligible to request flexible working if they've already made two statutory flexible working requests in the previous twelve months or they have
a live request which is still in progress. Our letter confirms their ineligibility.Eligibility criteriaOur Ineligible for...
Published 02.04.2024