Employment Contracts and Documentation

Secondment: An employers guide
For an employer aiming to broaden their workforce’s experience and skills, a secondment could offer the perfect solution. They gain the career development they want, and it can contribute towards your business growth in the long run. Before using a s...
For an employer aiming to broaden their workforce’s experience and skills, a secondment could offer the perfect solution. They gain the career develop...
Katie Carter20 February 2026
Small Business Contracts
Employment contracts are crucial to hiring and retaining valuable staff, as well as making sure you always follow the law. No matter how big or small ...
Matt Taylor-Barnsley10 August 2025
Employment Restrictive Covenants
When one of your valued employees leaves your business, you may have understandable concerns about them working for a competitor, taking on your clien...
Matt Taylor-Barnsley7 August 2025
Lay Off Clause
We understand that laying off an employee is never pleasant or what you’d perhaps planned during the growth of your business. We also know that layoff...
Andrew Willis7 August 2025
How to write an employment contract
It's your legal obligation as an employer to provide each employee with a written employment contract. Within two months of the date of the start of e...
Matthew Reymes-Cole7 August 2025
The importance of HR policies
As an employer, ensuring that your workforce is clear on what’s expected of them in the workplace is vital for avoiding any potentially legally compro...
Daniel Wilson9 June 2025
Everything you need to know about gig economy workers
An evolution from the typical 9-5 job, gig work has risen to prominence over the last decade. Characterised by freelancing, flexibility and short-term...
Daniel Wilson11 November 2024
Employer's Guide to Mobility Clauses
Relocation of employees can occur for several reasons. A reduction in work, a business reshuffle, or an expiry of a lease are all causes for relocatio...
Matt Taylor-Barnsley17 September 2024
Do I Need a Sporting Events Policy?
The 2024 Olympics started last week, meaning that it's more than likely you are to see increased sickness absences, and other changes in the workplace...
Matthew Reymes-Cole31 July 2024
Zero Hour Contracts: An Employer's Guide
As demands by unions intensify for a ban on zero-hours contracts, you may well be scrambling to check how extensively they are used in your organisation. From time to time, employers may use zero-hours contracts to cover situations where work fluctua...
As demands by unions intensify for a ban on zero-hours contracts, you may well be scrambling to check how extensively they are used in your organisati...
Matthew Reymes-Cole17 August 2023