Since 2020 employees have been entitled to a written Contract of Employment by the end of day 1 of their employment.
The law also requires employers to have certain HR policies once they employ 5 or more people. These can be standalone documents or amalgamated with other rules of working within the Employee Handbook.
Both documents are valuable to both you as the employer, and your employee, and here's why:
The contract of employment is essentially your pledge to one another, it underlays the whole employer-employee relationship, and states in black & white what the employer promises to give the employee in return for the employee working an agreed number of hours.
The employee handbook is your rule book, it outlines the standards expected of the employee, and the rules under which they will be managed during employment. By setting out your standards, expectations and ways of working at the beginning, everyone is clear on what they need to do, and what happens if they fall short of expectations.
Transparency is key in the employment relationship. Employees want to know what is expected, what is in it for them, and what to expect if they, or others, fall short. Likewise, they want to know what they can do if you don't meet their expectations and how you will look after them whilst at work.
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C.20 pages. Tailored Content. Disciplinary, Grievance, Data Protection, Health & Safety Policies and an Employee Privacy Notice
C.60 pages. Tailored content.
Includes all of the Basic Handbook contents plus Absence Management, Performance Management, IT, Lone Working, Special Leave, Family Leave, Equal Opportunities, Mobile Phones, Drugs & Alcohol, Smoking, Flexible Working Policies, and lots of rules and ways of working.
Additional policies drafted for your organisation that are not provided in the handbook, or standard policies sold separately.
Tailored content to suit your organisation. These templates are suitable for the majority of employees. Are your employees working regular hours? Are they based in one or multiple locations? Do they travel for work? What benefits do they receive?
Includes additional clauses to protect your organisation should the Director resign or be dismissed. Includes confidentiality, regulatory compliance, non-compete clauses, non-solicitation, additional benefits clauses, holding registered Directorship positions, restrictive covenants.
Once you have purchased a template from us, we will act as your outsourced HR Department and prepare the contract for your new hire.
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