End of employment

New and updated

• 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.

• Date:

  24 April 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Right to work in the UK: How much can employers rely on Home Office advice?

  Consultant editor Darren Newman considers the implications of a recent case involving a Jamaican bus driver who was dismissed when he could not provide the required documentation during his employer's audit of its workforce's right to work in the UK.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What are the duties of an employer if it supplies a reference?

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Exit interview form

  A model exit interview form for an employer to use to gather information from an employee about their reasons for leaving the company.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Separation questionnaire

  A model form for use when an employee resigns to gather information about their reasons for leaving the organisation.

• Type:

  How to

  How to deal with reference requests

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

• Type:

  FAQs

  Must an employer always obtain an individual's consent before providing a reference for them?

• Type:

  FAQs

  For how long should an employer keep an employee or ex-employee's personnel files?

• Type:

  How to

  How to make a payment in lieu of notice

  Updated to reflect changes to the rules on taxation of payments in lieu of notice from 6 April 2018.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter seeking employee's agreement to voluntary redundancy terms

  A model letter to to seek an employee's agreement to the terms of a voluntary redundancy.