Discipline and dismissal
Some of the most difficult employment problems are related to discipline. The Client pages are designed to make this easy.
- What is normally known as an informal verbal warning) often gets a good result. We explain how you turn your problem into a useful and effective discussion with the employee. There is a Discussion Notes generator to remind you what to cover in the discussion. We offer simple insights and easy to use suggestions for managing staff effectively and productively.
- We have a 'Bradford Points Calculator' to help you decide when to raise an attendance issue with the employee, then guide you on what to do.
- If things get serious then a 'written warning' is often used. This is not easy in a small business. We describe how to deal with the problem in a helpful and clear way – aimed at getting an improvement. The 'warning' is simply 'what happens next' if things don't improve.
- And if things don't improve, we explain how to go about a dismissal in the same straightforward and helpful way.
Pay and conditions
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We have a Written Statement generator – this is the document set up by the Employment Acts when you don't need a complex legal contract. You are taken through all the decisions you need to make on terms and conditions. Lots of pop-up guidance help you.
Then press a button and the generator saves a text file to your desktop – for you to adjust if you need. And everything using the Internet is encrypted for your security — you will see the little lock symbol on your browser when you use the site (
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Finding good people
- The trick is to let them find you. By doing things that make your organisation attractive, you can have people approach you for a job. We have a fun gauge to start you thinking. And tell you ways to spread the word that you're looking for staff.
- We advise on the pro's and con's of using self-employed people. On the problems that can occur with Agency staff. And issues with taking over another organisation.
- Interviewing is not a very effective way to choose someone. We advise on much better, and enjoyable ways of choosing the best.
- We tell you what you must check before giving them a job. And the pitfalls to avoid if using references.
- And then we have an offer letter generator that guides you through what you should be offering.