HR Policies Documentation

Drugs and Alcohol Policy

In this guide, we'll look at the risks associated with drug and alcohol misuse in the workplace, how to limit them and how to support staff struggling with substance misuse.

Email Usage Policy

Read our Email Usage Policy advice guides for employers, or contact us for further HR, Health & Safety and Employment law advice.

Social Media Policy

Read our guide where we'll discuss what a social media policy is, why it's important to have one, and what to include in yours.

HR Roles and Responsibilities

HR covers a lot of different role and responsibilities. Read our guide to learn what HR is, how it supports staff and when to hire HR for your business.

Retention of HR Records

Retention of HR records for UK businesses is required by law, but keeping files for too long can lead to large fines. Find out how long to keep your HR files with our guide.

Summer Dress Codes: The Legalities

With the House of Commons relaxing their normally strict dress code to allow MPs to wear shirts without ties, is there any requirement for employers to do this too?

Labour releases updated manifesto

Ahead of the General Election on Thursday 4 July 2024, the Labour Party has released an updated manifesto, ‘Labour’s plan to make work pay – delivering a new deal for working people’.

HR considerations in the run-up to the General Election

After much speculation about when the General Election will be called, the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced that it will take place on Thursday 4 July 2024. General Elections don’t come around that often, the last one was in 2019 before the Covid pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. When they do come around though HR issues can surface in the run-up to polling day.

The new HR policies you need in 2024

An influx of HR updates are on their way, ready to leave your documents out of date and vulnerable to legal risk. So as one of your less exciting New Year’s resolutions, it’s time to make paperwork a priority.

Four ways to winterproof your business (and some free HR downloads to help)

Bad weather, seasonal mood disorders, Secret Santa and Christmas party escapades can all lead to problems if you’re not prepared. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage these issues and prevent staff relations from turning frosty…

Managing fertility challenges in the workplace

Four new HR policies you need in 2023

In 2022, businesses faced several significant challenges. A cost-of-living crisis. Rising energy prices. Temperatures soaring to 40 degrees and later plummeting to minus 15…

The contract of employment covers a wide variety of terms and clauses which can be introduced in to the contractual relationship through various methods, including being expressly written, verbally stated or implied in to the relationship.

Use this free sample guide to decide what goes into your organisation’s policy.