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When an employee dies at work: Managing media queries
What to do if the media take an interest in the death of an employee.
When an employee dies at work: Employer legal duties
The legal procedures employers must follow and how to submit an accident report form if an employee dies at work.
When a worker leaves your employment: the process
Final pay and benefits, exit interviews, notice periods and leaving dates need to be put in writing and agreed.
Dealing with next of kin when an employee dies
Inform next of kin sensitively about any life assurance, death-in-service benefits, wages, and pension entitlements.
Workers leaving: providing references
The legal implications of references and how you must provide one if it is specified in your employee's contract.
Informing people when an employee dies
Informing employees and external contacts of an employee's death, and considering bereavement counsellors to address emotional stress.
Practical steps when an employee dies
Payroll, pensions and managing workloads when an employee dies.
Workers leaving: notice periods
What notice needs to be given and pay during, or in lieu of notice.
UK points-based immigration system: employer information
Information to help employers meet the UK’s points-based immigration system.
How to monitor water use in your business
Using a water balance to monitor your water use and comparing your water use with similar businesses.
Initial analysis of your water use and disposal
Analysing current business water use and disposal to give a baseline from which your water balance can be created.
Make a diagram of your business' water use
Making a block diagram of your water use to provide a visual aid to understanding potential savings.
How to register as an employer
When you need to register with HM Revenue & Customs, how to do so, and when you don't need to register.
Contractual matters when workers leave your employment
Contracts will contain provisions for termination such as notice periods, retirement dates, and written references.
Spotting signs of conflict
Identifying the symptoms of conflict in the workplace.
Preventing conflict
How to learn from dealing with conflict and prevent it from happening.
How to keep your environmental policy up to date
How to ensure continual improvement in environmental performance by keeping your environmental policy up to date.
Checklist for writing an environmental policy
A simple checklist for how to draft an environmental policy which is appropriate to your type of business.
How to format your environmental policy
How to plan and develop an environmental policy according to the needs and culture of your business.
How to employ someone: step-by-step
Check what you need to do to employ someone to work for you.