Latest Content and Recent Updates
New content and changes due to updates or changes in employment law are listed below. Some updates are available to Regular members and others restricted to Premium members.
Updates 2023-2024 (see below for previous updates)
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:
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:
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:
Updates Archive
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- Form - Calculating Redundancies. 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