HR Knowledge Centre

This business guide highlights some practical steps that a business can take to reduce the risk of adverse weather affecting an employee’s travel to work.

This business guide highlights the potential risks and benefits for businesses of allowing employees to use their own personal mobile devices (such as tablets, smartphones, laptops or notebook computers) for business purposes.

This business guide sets out the key issues a business will need to consider when changing employee's terms of employment.

This business development briefing sets out how a business should respond if an employee raises a grievance.

This business guide highlights the key issues a business should consider when conducting a disciplinary procedure connected with misconduct or poor performance.

This business guide sets out the steps a business should follow when it is considering dismissing an employee.

This business guide explains the significance of the distinction between an employee, a worker and a self-employed contractor and also highlights the legal status of volunteers.

This business guide highlights the key legal issues a business needs to consider when recruiting a new employee.

This business guide highlights the key issues that a business should consider when dealing with poor performance. Failure to follow the correct procedures can have serious financial and commercial implications for businesses, including unlimited damages in some cases.

This business development guide highlights the risks all employees should be aware of when using email and the internet at work, sending work related emails or discussing the workplace on the internet.

This business guide highlights the key points a business should be aware of to help avoid any pregnancy or maternity related discrimination claims.

This business guide sets out the key issues a business should consider before providing a reference for an employee or former employee.

This business development briefing sets out the key issues a business needs to consider when looking for alternative employment.

This business guide highlights the key issues a business should consider when identifying the pool of employees from which it intends to make its selection for redundancy.

This business guide summarises the key issues that a business should be aware of when dealing with a redundancy situation.

This business guide explains what restrictive covenants are, when they are likely to be enforceable and how they can be used in employment contracts to protect a business’s interests.

This business guide sets out the key issues a business should consider before entering into a settlement agreement with an employee.

This business guide explains when TUPE applies and sets out the different obligations a business involved in the transaction may owe under the legislation.