Staff Handbook & Employment Policies


Underwoods Solicitors are ranked first locally and in the top 6% nationally (source: ReviewSolicitors). Kerry Underwood is a former Employment Judge and Leah Waller is an Employment Specialist who trained as a solicitor with Kerry.

Both Leah Waller and Kerry Underwood are available to advise on all aspects of Employment Law, and we act for employers and employees.

We have prepared Employment Policy packages covering 44 different areas, and the details and costs are set out below.

The price includes updates to these policies, and any additional policies prepared, for a period of 1 year.

We realise that you get most of the benefit from the initial purchase of the policies, and so to maintain the updating service costs just £250 plus VAT each additional year.

Area Silver Gold
Foreward
Who the policies apply to and who is responsible for updating them
Holiday policy
  • Holiday entitlement and taking holiday
  • Sickness during periods of holiday
  • Long-term absence and holiday
  • Arrangements on termination
Whistleblowing policy
  • Understanding whistleblowing
  • Raising a concern
  • Protection and confidentiality
  • External disclosures
Substance misuse policy
  • Approach to alcohol and drug misuse
  • Identifying a problem
  • Alcohol and drugs at work
  • Searches and drug screening
  • Managing suspected substance misuse
Anti-corruption and bribery policy
  • Understanding bribery & corruption
  • What staff must do
  • Kickbacks, gifts, hospitality and expenses
  • Record keeping and staff obligations
Data protection policy (UK)
  • Personal data protection principles
  • Lawfulness, fairness and transparency
  • Purpose limitation
  • Data minimisation
  • Accuracy
  • Storage
  • Security integrity and confidentiality
  • Reporting
  • Data transfers
  • Data Subject's rights and requests
  • Record keeping
  • Accountability
Data Retention policy (UK)
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Data classification
  • Retention periods
  • Storage, back-ups and disposal
Anti-slavery and human trafficking policy
  • Raising a concern
  • Training & communication
  • Breaches
Grievance procedure
  • Informal grievances
  • Formal grievances
  • Right to be accompanied
Equal opportunities policy
  • Different types of discrimination
  • Duties and responsibilities for management and staff
  • Recruitment and selection
  • Breaches and enforcement
Anti-harassment and bullying policy
  • Understanding harassment & bullying
  • Dealing with the problem
  • Confidentiality
  • Protection
Maternity policy
  • Entitlement
  • Notification
  • Health & Safety
  • Leave
  • Pay
  • Annual leave
  • Redundancies
  • Keeping in Touch
  • Returning to Work
  • Flexible Working
Paternity policy
  • Entitlement
  • Notification
  • Pay
  • Annual leave
  • Returning to work
  • Flexible working
Adoption policy
  • Entitlement
  • Notification
  • Leave
  • Pay
  • Annual leave
  • Redundancies
  • Keeping in Touch
  • Returning to work
  • Flexible working
Shared parental leave (birth) policy
  • Entitlement
  • Notification
  • Ending maternity leave
  • Evidence
  • Booking
  • Pay
  • Redundancies
  • Keeping in Touch
  • Returning to work
  • Flexible working
Shared parental leave (adoption and surrogacy) policy
  • Entitlement
  • Notification
  • Ending adoption leave
  • Evidence
  • Booking
  • Pay
  • Keeping in Touch
  • Returning to work
  • Flexible working
Time off for antenatal appointments policy
  • Time off if pregnant
  • Time off to accompany a pregnant woman
  • Pay during time off
Time off for adoption appointments policy
  • Time off
  • Pay during time off
  • Adopting with another
  • Adopting alone
  • Amount of time off
  • Booking procedure
Parental leave policy
  • Entitlement
  • Notification
  • Evidence
  • Postponing parental leave
  • Returning to work
Flexible working policy
  • Eligibility
  • Procedure
Sickness absence policy
  • Reporting
  • Evidence of incapacity
  • Fit for work
  • Managing long term and persistent absence
Redundancy policy
  • Avoiding redundancies
  • Making redundancies
  • Selection criteria
Capability Procedure
  • Investigations
  • Outcomes and other sanctions
Disciplinary procedure & Rules
  • Investigations
  • Dismissal and other sanctions
Social media policy (UK)
  • Rules for using social media
  • Business contacts
  • Problems on social media
Adverse weather and travel disruption policy
  • Travelling to work
  • Alternative working arrangements
  • Late starts and early finishes
  • Absence and pay
  • School closures and other childcare issues
Compassionate leave policy
  • Entitlement
  • Requests
Expenses policy
  • Reimbursement
  • Travel
  • Entertainment
Menopause policy
  • Definition
  • Risk assessments
  • Support & Adjustments
No smoking policy
  • Hazards
  • Breaches
UK GDPR Privacy Notice for Employees, Workers and Contractors
  • Data protection principles
  • Information collected and stored
  • Purpose
  • Data sharing
  • Security
  • Retention
  • Data subject's rights
Stress and mental wellbeing at work policy
  • Legal obligation
  • Company approach
  • Support
  • Absence
  • Protection
Time off for dependants policy
  • Reasonable time off
  • Pay
  • Exercising the right
Women’s reproductive wellbeing policy
  • Risk assessments
  • Support & adjustments
Bring your own device to work (BYOD) policy
  • Connecting to the system
  • Monitoring
  • Security
  • Unauthorised access
  • Personal data
  • Appropriate use
  • Technical support
  • Costs & reimbursements
CCTV policy
  • Reasoning
  • Monitoring
  • Data collection
  • Retention
  • Covert monitoring
  • Requests for disclosure
  • Subject access requests
  • Complaints
Dress code policy
  • Appearance
  • Religious & cultural dress
Health and safety policy
  • Responsibilities
  • Information & consultation
  • Training
  • Equipment
  • First aid
  • Fire
  • Risk assessments
  • Computers & display screen equipment
Homeworking policy
  • Conditions
  • Location
  • Management & training
  • Workplace attendance
  • Health & safety
  • Equipment
  • Insurance
  • Data security
  • Termination
Pregnancy Loss Policy
  • Pregnancy Loss at Work
  • Time off
  • Pay
  • Sickness
  • Time off for medical appointments
  • Returning to Work
  • Support
Stillbirth & Neonatal Loss Policy
  • Stillbirth at work
  • Entitlement
  • Leave
  • Pay
  • Annual Leave
  • Redundancies
  • Keeping in Touch
  • Returning to Work
  • Support
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policy
  • Company Commitments
  • Diversity and inclusion training
  • Discrimination
  • Recruitment & Selection
  • Training, Promotion and Conditions of Service
  • Termination of Employment
  • Disabilities
  • Part-Time and Fixed-Term Work
Gender Identity Policy
  • Discrimination
  • Recruitment
  • Equality Monitoring
  • Dress Code
  • Facilities
  • Reference Requests
  • Transitioning at Work
IVF and Assisted Conception Policy
  • What treatment does the Policy apply to?
  • Time off and pay for assisted conception appointments
  • Support in the workplace
  • Sickness resulting from assisted conception treatment
  • Time off for accompanying a person to assisted conception appointments and attending medical appointments
  • Failed IUI and IVF treatment cycles
  • Confidentiality
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace Policy
  • Authorised generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications
  • Permitted use of AI
  • Guidelines for use
  • Monitoring
  • Training and Technical support
  • Breaches of the Policy
£1,495 + VAT £1,795 + VAT
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We can also provide a tailor made service to help you and your business with your staff handbook and employment policies.

For further information please contact Kerry Underwood or Leah Waller on 01442 430900 or email kerry.underwood@lawabroad.co.uk and leah.waller@lawabroad.co.uk.