Contracts & Handbooks | Useful Resources

During our recent webinar, we covered everything from the key protective clauses your employment contracts may be missing, to whether employee handbooks are really necessary and what changes to terms or policies you may need to introduce when rolling out hybrid or remote working. We also recapped the Good Work Plan changes that came into effect last year, which many employers are yet to incorporate into their contracts and policies, meaning they may not be compliant.

To help you tackle the topics discussed, our Employment Law experts have produced a number of related resources, which can be downloaded for free below.

If you would benefit from an expert review of your employment documentation, request a callback to find out more about our fixed-fee service. This includes unlimited advice line support from your own small team of qualified Employment Law specialists, who will guide you through any employee matter, plus expertly drafted contracts, handbooks and other documentation to protect your organisation, minimise issues and ensure compliance.

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During our recent webinar, Contracts & Handbooks: Recommended Protections, Remote Working Considerations & Regulatory Updates, solicitor and Employment Law Adviser Rachel Holding discussed:

  • Employment contracts: What are the different types of contracts? What do you legally need to include? And what additional clauses do our experts recommend employers add in to ensure they are watertight?
  • The Good Work Plan: Which changes to employment contracts and terms were all employers required to implement on 6 April 2020?
  • Hybrid/homeworking: Do you need to update contracts or issue specific policies? And what considerations should be given to data security, health and safety and insurance?
  • Employee handbooks: Are they a legal requirement, and what should they include?

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Resources from the webinar

In this guide, we take you through the pros and cons of zero hours contracts, what the law says, calculating annual leave and employees’ rights.

Confirm the process for requesting home/hybrid working and the conditions that apply if granted.

In addition to checking employees’ tax status, it is also necessary to conduct a separate assessment of an individual’s employment law status to confirm that they are correctly classified.

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Our Employment Law experts have responded to all the questions submitted prior and during the webinar in a helpful FAQ.

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Contracts and handbooks | Related resources

Blog: Why employees might not be entitled to the 2022 bonus bank holiday

There will be an extra bank holiday to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, but whether your employees are entitled to it will depend on the specific wording of your contracts. Employment Law Adviser Alexandra Farmer explains what to look for.

Blog: The end of furlough | What employers need to know about ‘fire and rehire’

With funding withdrawn, keeping staff employed on their current terms may no longer be viable, and a reduction in employees’ hours or pay could be the only way to survive financially. Our Director of Legal Services, James Tamm, explores the options open to employers and the potential dangers of ‘fire and rehire’.

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