Latest Content and Recent Updates

Updates Archive

12/11/2024 - The Upcoming Changes page has been updated.

12/11/2024 - A Recent Changes page has been added.

08/11/2024 - The Minimum Wage page within the Employment Facts section has been updated.

05/11/2024 - The Eligibility to Work in the UK page has been updated.

23/10/2024 - The following guidance and documentation regarding the sexual harassment been added/updated:

• A Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace page has been added.
• A Sexual Harassment - The Preventative Duty page has been added.
• A Sexual Harassment Policy has been added.
• A Harassment Confidential Reporting Form (Employees) has been added.
• A Sexual Harassment Risk Assessment has been added.
• A Sexual Harassment Reasonable Steps Checklist has been added.
• The Sexual Harassment Myths page has been updated.
• The Bullying and Harassment page has been updated.
• The Bullying and Harassment Policy has been updated.

20/09/2024 - The following guidance and documentation regarding the allocation of tips has been added:

• An Allocation of Tips page has been added.
• A template Allocation of Tips Policy has been added.
• A template Record of Tips Form has been added.
• A template Allocation of Tips by Job Role Weighting Form has been added.

28/08/2024 - The following amendments to the Contracts of Employment section have been made:

• The Changing Terms page has been updated.
• A Document Changes page has been added.
• A template Change of Terms Business Case document has been added.
• A template Proposed Change of Terms letter ha been added.
• A template Dismissal and Re-Engagement letter has been added.
• A template Interim Change of Terms Meeting letter has been added.
• The Upcoming Changes page has been updated.

12/08/2024 - All contract templates have been updated.

25/07/2024 - The Homeworking Policy has been updated.

04/06/2024 - The Upcoming Changes page has been updated.

22/04/2024 - The following Employment Facts pages have been updated:

• Other Payments
• Minimum Wage
• Compensation Rates
• Redundancy Pay

18/04/2024 - The Summary of Family Friendly Rights page has been updated.

08/04/2024 - A Holiday Pay and Entitlement for Irregular Hours and Part-Year Workers page has been added.

08/04/2024 - The following Holidays guidance has been updated:

• Calculating Holiday
• Holiday Pay
• Case Law on holiday

05/04/24 - The following Paternity guidance / templates have been updated on YourHR.guide:

• Paternity Leave guidance
• Policy - Paternity Leave
• Form - Paternity Application Form
• Letter - Confirming Paternity Leave
• Letter - Confirming Notification of Partner's Pregnancy

04/04/24 - A new template Letter- Confirming Change in Terms (Flexible Working) has been added.

04/04/24 - The following Flexible Working guidance / templates have been updated on YourHR.guide:

• Flexible Working guidance
• Policy - Flexible Working
• Form - Flexible Working Application
• Letter - Invite to Meeting to Discuss Flexible working
• Letter - Declining Request for Flexible Working
• Letter - Outcome of Appeal (following declining request for flexible working)

03/04/24 - The following Carers Leave guidance / templates have been added to YourHR.guide:

• Carers Leave guidance
• Policy - Carers Leave
• Form - Carers Leave Request Form
• Letter - Confirming Carers Leave
• Letter - Postponing Carers Leave

02/04/24 - A Protection for Employees who are Pregnant or returning from Maternity, Adoption or Shared Parental leave page has been added.

13/02/24 - The Eligibility to Work in the UK page has been updated.

24/01/24 - The Summary of Family Friendly Rights page has been updated.

24/01/24 - The Other Payments page has been updated.

18/01/24 - The Maternity Policy has been updated.

22/11/23 - The Minimum Wage page has been updated.

26/09/23 - The Upcoming Changes page has been updated.

08/08/23 - The Upcoming Changes page has been updated.

13/07/23 - The Upcoming Changes page has been updated.

16/06/23 - The Upcoming Changes page has been updated.

20/03/23 - The following Employment Facts pages have been updated:

• Redundancy Pay
• Compensation Rates
• Other Payments

24/11/22 - Minimum Wage

24/11/22 - Upcoming Changes

15/11/22 - Homeworking Guidance

15/11/22 - Mental Health Signposting

13/10/22 - Financial Wellbeing Signposting

15/08/2022 - The following templates have been updated:

• Policy - HR Data Protection
• Policy - Data Retention - Employee Data
• Policy - Job Applicant Privacy Notice
• Letter - Response to Subject Access

25/07/2022 - All contract templates have been updated following changes to who is able to legally certify and issue fit notes.

23/06/2022 - The following templates have been updated:

• Policy - Absence & Payments
• Policy - Absence Notification & Certification
• Form - Self Certification
• Form - Return to Work Interview
• Letter - Confirming End of Company Sick Pay (reverting to SSP)
• Letter - Confirming Payment of Sick Pay (reverting to SSP)
• Letter - Phased Return and Adjustment to Salary

31/03/2022 - All contract templates have been updated following changes to Eligibility to Work in the UK guidance.

02/03/2022 - Compensation Rates

02/03/2022 - Other Payments

02/03/2022 - Redundancy Pay

22/02/2022 - Update to Eligibility to Work in the UK guidance.

17/02/2022 - Update to Maternity Leave information.

17/02/2022 - Update to Adoption Leave information.

17/02/2022 - Update to Paternity Leave information.

17/02/2022 - Update to Summary of Family Friendly Rights - now includes link to government calculator.

22/03/2022 - Additional guidance explaining contract clauses.

17/02/22 - New guidance on Family Friendly - Statutory Pay.

11/01/22 - New guidance on Additional Bank Holidays.

26/11/2021 - Update to Upcoming Changes information.

16/11/2021 - Update to Minimum Wage guidance, including rates from 1st April 2022.

03/08/2021 - All contract templates have been updated following changes to Eligibility to Work in the UK guidance.

24/06/2021 - Update to Eligibility to Work in the UK guidance.

22///06/2021 - Update to COVID-19 & Eligibility to work in the UK. Government update guidance

26/04/2021 - Update to COVID-19 & Eligibility to work in the UK. Government update guidance

15/03/2021 - New rates for 'a weeks pay' for redundancy purposes

04/03/2021 - Update to Furlough leave following the budget and extension of furlough to September 2021

01/03/2021 - New National Minimum Wage Rates

01/03/2021 - New rates for SSP, SMP, etc 

01/04/2000 - Legal Requirements and Written Statement of Terms 

30/11/21 - New Social Events Policy.

16/11/20 - New Menopause Policy.

20/10/2021 - New guidance on Questions to Ask at a Grievance Meeting.

01/10/21 - Furlough guidance and template letters REMOVED (due to the end of Furlough).

20/09/21 - New guidance on Questions to Ask at the Beginning of Every Disciplinary Meeting.

20/09/21 - New Script - Disciplinary Meeting Agenda template.

24/08/21 - New case study on job descriptions.

24/08/21 - New case study on pregnancy and maternity

24/08/21 - New pregnancy risk assessment - office.

19/07/2021- New form regarding repayment of immigration fees.

19/07/2021-New guidance on employing foreign nationals and sponsorship.

23/06/2021- New guidance on Payroll, Payslips and Pensions. All available from the Employment Facts section.

23/06/2021- New guidance on employing your first person.

24/05/2021- Travel Policy (pool car or use of own car) . 

24/05/2021- Company Car Policy . 

11/05/2021- Workers Agreement . An agreement that can be used for Workers covering S1 ERA requirements.

11/05/2021- Retracting Redundancy Notice. Guidance on withdrawing redundancy notice.

26/04/2021- Calculating the minimum wage. Guidance on what can and cannot be included and the reference period.

05/04/2021- . A form to collect all the information needed to calculate redundancies.

05/04/2021- Reasonable Adjustments - Guidance on making reasonable adjustments. 

04/03/2021- Paying for Training and Training Deductions  - Guidance regarding paying for training.

01/02/2021- Furlough letter / agreement - Flex furlough letter.

01/02/2021- Return from furlough letter / agreement - Return from furlough letter.

16/01/2021- Retracting Notice - Can an employee retract their notice once given?

16/01/2021 - Letters - Retracting notice. 1) Allowing employee to retract notice or 2) Not allowing employee to retract notice