Guides
HR & employment law, explained
Every duty a UK employer carries, in plain English and grounded in the law and the ACAS Code. What you must do, the deadline, and the tribunal risk if you get it wrong.
Policies & contracts
- The HR policies every UK employer legally needsWhich HR policies are a legal requirement for UK employers, which are strongly recommended, and what each must cover - from disciplinary and grievance to health & safety.
- The written statement of employment particulars: a day-one rightWhat must be in an employee's written statement of particulars, why it is a day-one right, and the tribunal penalty for not providing one.
- Right to work checks: what employers must doHow to carry out a right to work check that gives you a statutory excuse - the online check, manual document check, follow-ups, and the civil penalty for getting it wrong.
Managing people
- Disciplinary procedure and the ACAS Code of PracticeHow to run a fair disciplinary procedure under the ACAS Code - the steps, the right to be accompanied, and why failure can add 25% to a tribunal award.
- How to handle a grievance at work: a fair procedureThe steps of a fair grievance procedure under the ACAS Code - raising it, the meeting, the right to be accompanied, the outcome, and the appeal.
- Unfair dismissal: what UK employers need to knowThe qualifying period, the five potentially fair reasons for dismissal, the fairness test, and how to reduce the risk of an unfair dismissal claim.
- Redundancy: running a fair process and calculating payHow to run a fair redundancy process - genuine redundancy, fair selection, consultation, and statutory redundancy pay - and the collective consultation thresholds.
Pay & time off
- Holiday entitlement in the UK: the 5.6 weeks ruleHow statutory holiday entitlement works - the 5.6 weeks minimum, how to calculate it for part-timers and irregular hours, and holiday pay rules.
- Statutory Sick Pay: an employer's guideWho qualifies for Statutory Sick Pay, the current weekly rate, how long it lasts, waiting days, and the employer's record-keeping duties.
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