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What is the redundancy process?

Redundancy is an unfortunate part of running a business. Sometimes it is necessary for an employer t...

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Employment Rights Bill: Are you ready fo...

On 13th June 2024, Ministers revealed their plan to “make work pay”.  The Employment Rights Bill is ...

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The Ultimate Guide to Maternity

It's very common for employees to temporarily leave their jobs to have a baby. As an employer, you h...

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Fire Door

Today marks the start of fire door safety week, highlighting the crucial role a fire door can play i...

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Health and Safety compliance: Preparing ...

2024 proved to be an eventful year for many reasons, not least the change in government and the intr...

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HR professionals

Since 2013, we have been celebrating HR Professionals day on the 26th September. This day celebrates...

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Guide to COSHH for Employers

As an employer, you have a legal obligation to protect the health and well-being of your employees. ...

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Method Statement Template

You have a duty of care to your workers; you should always be looking to ensure their safety. This ...

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Mental Health & Wellbeing in The Workpla...

With one in four people in the UK experiencing a mental health problem each year, it's more than fai...

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Homeworking Policy

Many businesses have some form of hybrid working arrangements in place. That's because employers see...

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Staff Appraisal: Guide for Employers

An appraisal at work is a way of evaluating staff to determine their value to your organisation. The...

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A Quick Guide to Accident & Incident Rep...

You may believe all accidents are avoidable, or that they’re inevitable. If you run a business, it ...

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Termination of Employment Contract Lette...

Although a natural part of employment, the proper process for terminating an employee’s contract is ...

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Stress Toolkit

The HSE states that over 11 million days are lost a year because of stress, with stress making up ar...

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Social Media Policy Template

An increasing number of customers find products and services on social media today. They also check ...

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Gender Reassignment in the Workplace

An employee comes into work one day and let’s you know that they are undergoing surgery to reassign ...

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Gender Pay Gap

If you run a business with over 250 employees in the UK, the gender pay gap report should never be f...

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Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Guide

As a business owner, you’re responsible for ensuring the health & safety of your employees under...

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Employment Law Changes 2024

As the employment law landscape continues to evolve, employers face a raft of new legislation change...

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Risk Assessments

As an employer, it's your responsibility to ensure that your employees are safe while they are at wo...

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Menopause in the Workplace – An HR Guide

15.52 million women aged 16+ were in employment at the end of last year in the UK. Meanwhile, the em...

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Absence Policy & Procedure

Managing sickness absence across your workforce is a difficult and time-consuming task. It's also an...

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Apprenticeships Guide

Apprenticeships are a brilliant way of bringing new skills and talent to your business. Through this...

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Accident Book Template

Nobody wants accidents to happen in the workplace. At the same time, we cannot fully eliminate risks...

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Christmas in the Workplace: An Employers...

Most employees look forward to taking a well-earned break over the Christmas period. But staff holid...

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Adverse Weather Policy

As we enter into the winter season, it is important to prepare for the worst. The nights are getting...

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Redundancy: The Guide

Sometimes, an employer may need to reduce the size of their workforce. One method they might conside...

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Supporting Epilepsy at work

Epilepsy is a common condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures. Seizures are bu...

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Return to Work Interview Form

Inevitably, members of staff will have time off sick. This can vary over periods of time, which can ...

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The Complete Probation Guide for Employe...

A probation period is a staple of most employment contracts in the UK. They are usually tied to cert...

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What is Self-Certification Sickness?

Unfortunately, when sickness absence occurs, there’s always a question of legitimacy. But you have t...

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Redundancy Notice Letter Template

No employer enjoys making redundancies, but when you do make them, it’s important you get the proces...

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Driver Risk Assessments

As an employer, your workforce may include drivers. That may be drivers of cars, large goods vehicle...

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workplace stress

Reducing work-related stress is difficult to achieve, as not everyone experiences stress in the same...

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Employee Code of Conduct

Dealing with conduct is part and parcel of managing a workforce. Whether you own a small business or...

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Guide to TUPE

There are many reasons why an employer may want to sell their business. Maybe they're retiring early...

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Change of Employment Contract - Sample L...

Ensure compliance when changing your employees’ employment terms & conditions with this change o...

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Exit Interview Templates in the UK

Jump to Download Nobody will work for you forever. Inevitably, team members will move on from your ...

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Essential Health and Safety Signs for an...

We've all been to a workplace or premises and spotted at least one of the essential health and safet...

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Letter of Concern Template

When a conduct or performance issue occurs, you shouldn’t wait around to watch it develop into somet...

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Employment Contract Template Sample

You found the employees you need to fill those vacant roles in your company. This is both an excitin...

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Disciplinary Letter Template

As a business, you rely on your employees to do their part for the good of your organisation. But i...

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Manual Handling Training: What You Need ...

Training your employees to complete manual handling tasks correctly is essential. It can be the diff...

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Supporting Mental wellbeing in the Workp...

Our understanding of mental health is constantly evolving. Just like physical health, our mental wel...

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Financial Wellbeing

Croner is committed to supporting our employees with their financial wellbeing. We recognise that wo...

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Sample Dismissal Letter

If an employee is found to have committed gross misconduct, you are within your rights to terminate ...

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Equality & Diversity Policy

You’re committed to equality and diversity—but does your documentation reflect this? To implement r...

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Case Law Update: Paid Holiday Entitlemen...

The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal's judgement on the Harpur Trust v Brazel case. The...

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The National Minimum Wage

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) receives a review every year. There’s no commitment to increase the ...

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Employing Ukraine Nationals - The Full G...

Over the past month we’ve provided guidance on how to employ Ukrainian nationals. Now, we bring you ...

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End of Furlough Letter

There is no set format for ending a period of furlough. That doesn’t mean you should approach it cas...

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Job Offer Letter Template

Once you decide which person you want to recruit, you complete the process with an employment offer....

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Disciplinary Procedure Policy Template

When a conduct issue occurs, you will need to follow a comprehensive disciplinary procedure. While e...

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Managing Employee Conduct After Lockdown

You manage staff conduct on a daily basis, but in recent years the challenges facing us have drastic...

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Employee Relocation Letter Template

Relocation can occur for many reasons. Whether a location is shutting down, you are restructuring yo...

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Tribunal Claims - 2020

The first year of the pandemic saw a sharp rise in tribunal claims. To ensure employers are fully aw...

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Sample Health & Safety Policy Statement

Click below to download your free sample health & safety policy statement Here we’ve included a...

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Getting Back to Work After Lockdown

Here at Croner, we’ve come up with six simple steps to help you prepare, plan and implement any chan...

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Domestic Abuse - An Employment Law Guide

Domestic abuse includes but is not limited to controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour. It can b...

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Flexible Working Request

Employees these days desire flexible working because of the rise in digital working. So it is natura...

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Work From Home Checklist

As an employer, you have the same health and safety responsibilities for homeworkers as for any othe...

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Sample Letter to Employee Reducing Worki...

From time to time, your business may not have a set amount of work for your employees. If this is th...

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Checklist - Alternatives to Redundancy

As part of the redundancy process you must show that you've considered reasonable alternatives. With...

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Letter Template - Annual Leave During Co...

Managing annual leave during coronavirus is a unique challenge facing employers. The Working Time Re...

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Coronavirus E-Guide for Business Owners

Over the last couple of weeks, Croner’s advice and sales team have received a lot of calls about the...

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The Good Work Plan: Are You Prepared?

The big employment law shadow lurking over 2020 is the Good Work Plan. To ensure you’re prepared for...

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Five HR Workouts

Every organisation wants a strong company culture. One that attracts the best talent and retains it....

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Grievance Policy Guide

When a grievance occurs, a good policy can be the difference between a tribunal and successful resol...

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Bribery Risk Assessment Form

Click below to download your free bribery risk assessment form template. Suppliers, clients, and ev...

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Expert View - Non-Compliant Contract

Click below to download the Expert View companion document Getting you contracts right is different...

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Pay Awards & Forecast (September 2019)

Click below to download Q2's Settlements & Forecasts 2019 Croner Reward has been advising busin...

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Pay Awards & Forecast (June 2019)

Click below to download Q1's Settlements & Forecasts 2019 Croner Reward has been advising busin...

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Pay Awards & Forecast (March 2019)

Click below to download Q4's Settlements & Forecasts 2019 Croner Reward has been advising busin...

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Holiday Request Refusal Letter

Click below to download your sample holiday request refusal letter template There are numerous time...

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Dismissal Letter - Laid Off

Click below to download your sample dismissal letter template Sometimes you may be required to lay ...

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H&S Risks of Sleep in Shifts

Click below to download findings on research into sleep in shifts Research has shown that there can...

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Sample Payslip for Workers

Click below to download your sample payslip for workers From the 6th April 2019, there are new rule...

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How To Guide: Helping Employees with the...

Click below to download your How To Guide The EU Settlement Scheme allows employees who are origina...

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Upcoming Employment Law Changes - 2019/2...

Click below to download our infographic Big legal changes put extra burden on employers. Our advice...

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Response to Request for Maternity Leave

Click below to download your maternity response letter template An employee has just informed you o...

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Sample Health & Safety Communication and...

Click below to download your sample health & safety policy One of the best ways to ensure you a...

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Sample Data Protection Policy

Click below to download your sample data protection policy template Here we’ve included a free samp...

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Pay Awards & Forecast (September 2018)

Croner Reward has been advising businesses on reward and benefits for over 40 years; providing resea...

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Pay Awards & Forecast (June 2018)

Croner Reward has been advising businesses on reward and benefits for over 40 years; providing resea...

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Pay Awards & Forecast (May 2018)

Croner Reward has been advising businesses on reward and benefits for over 40 years; providing resea...

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Sample Sporting Events Policy

Click below to download your sample sporting events policy The first and most important step in ens...

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Pay & Awards Forecast (April 2018)

Croner Reward has been advising businesses on reward and benefits for over 40 years; providing resea...

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Pay Awards & Forecast (March 2018)

Croner Reward has been advising businesses on reward and benefits for over 40 years; providing resea...

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Pay Awards & Forecast (February 2018)

Croner Reward has been advising businesses on reward and benefits for over 40 years; providing resea...

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Pay Awards & Forecast (January 2018)

Croner Reward has been advising businesses on reward and benefits for over 40 years; providing resea...

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Changes To Workers Rights: What It Means...

A number of high profile workers' rights cases have begun to set legal precedents in the UK courts. ...

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Understanding the General Data Protectio...

On May 25 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, brin...

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Pay Awards & Forecasts (September 2017)

Croner Reward has been advising businesses on reward and benefits for over 40 years; providing resea...

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Pay Awards & Forecasts (August 2017)

Croner Reward has been advising businesses on reward and benefits for over 40 years; providing resea...

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Pay Awards & Forecasts (May 2017)

Croner Reward has been advising businesses on reward and benefits for over 40 years; providing resea...

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Employment Status Factsheet

In light of the recent rulings surrounding the gig economy, it is proving to be more important than ...

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Pay Protection

Employers have a duty (under Section 20 of the Equality Act 2010) to take such steps that are reason...

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Brexit: What Does it Mean for Business?

Since the UK electorate voted to leave the EU, Croner has been receiving calls from clients concerne...

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Rethinking Rewards: Changing Times for P...

The way in which an organisation rewards employees has seen significant changes and challenges over ...

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Is a Payment for Injury to Feelings Taxa...

In previous Tribunal cases it was decided that section 406 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions)...

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The National Living Wage Research into S...

The introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) has without doubt been one of the biggest game ch...

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