Workplace and Environment

Outcome of flexible working appeal meeting letterIf you reject an employee's request for a flexible working arrangement, the Acas Code of Practice on requests for flexible working says that you should give them the option to appeal the decision. Wh... Read more

Response to invalid flexible working requestA flexible working application can be invalid for various reasons including if it's not dated or doesn't specify the change being applied for and the proposed effective date. Our letter covers all the invalid... Read more

Trial flexible working arrangement extension letterIf an employee has a trial flexible working arrangement in place, occasionally you may need to extend that trial period before you make your final decision on whether to confirm or revoke the flexibl... Read more

Trial flexible working arrangement letterWhen you receive a flexible working application, you may wish to test it out on a trial basis to see whether it can be accommodated within the business or not. Use our letter to put a trial flexible working ar... Read more

Holidays policyWorkers have a statutory right to a minimum of 5.6 weeks' (28 days') paid leave per annum. Whilst you'd think granting holidays and holiday pay is a relatively straightforward exercise, disputes over holiday pay are one of the most common... Read more

Zero-hours contract clauseA zero-hours contract is generally one where you're not obliged to provide the worker with any work at all and the worker is not obliged to accept any hours offered. There are no guaranteed minimum hours of work. Therefore, i... Read more

Casual worker agreementIf you use casual workers where there's no guarantee you'll offer them work and the worker won't generally be expected to accept any work offered, you can use our casual worker agreement. Whilst our agreement is drafted to confer ... Read more