End of employment

New and updated

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  Letters and forms

  HR1 form (collective redundancy consultation)

  Use this model form to comply with the obligation to provide advance notification to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) of a proposal to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less.

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  Training

  References - line manager training

  Updated to take account of the UK General Data Protection Regulation.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter dismissing employee who refuses redeployment following sickness absence management procedure

  A model letter dismissing an employee who has refused redeployment following a formal sickness absence management procedure.

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  Letters and forms

  Form for employee to provide explicit consent to disclose special category personal data in reference

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee explaining explicit consent is required for special category personal data to be disclosed in reference

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

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  Policies and procedures

  Giving references policy

  A model policy to set out your organisation's approach to providing references.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter providing reference for former or current employee

  A model letter to provide a reference in respect of a former or current employee.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter accepting withdrawal of employee's resignation

  A model letter responding to an employee accepting withdrawal of their resignation.

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  Employment law cases

  Court of Appeal rules on correct approach to constructive dismissal

  In Kaur v Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, the Court of Appeal held that, in "last straw" cases, an employee may rely on earlier affirmed breaches of contract provided that the later act forms part of the series.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Employee's notice period began when she read dismissal letter

  In Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood, the Supreme Court held that, where an employee was dismissed by letter, her notice period began when she read the letter, or had a reasonable opportunity to do so.