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Our templates cover full-time, part-time, fixed-term, zero-hours, and freelancer agreements—giving you everything you need to set clear terms and expectations with your employees. Each contract is professionally drafted, easy to customise, and compliant with UK employment laws. Whether you're hiring your first employee or expanding your team, our contracts provide legal clarity and peace of mind. Save time, reduce legal risks, and establish a professional relationship with your staff from day one.
Our easy-to-use templates include an Employee Handbook, Disciplinary & Grievance Policy, Equal Opportunities Policy, Health & Safety Policy, and GDPR & Data Protection Policy. These essential documents help you set clear expectations, protect your business, and ensure compliance with UK employment laws. Whether you're a startup or a growing business, our policies provide a structured framework for managing employees effectively while promoting a positive and legally sound work environment.
Our templates include a professional Offer Letter, New Starter Form, Right to Work Checklist, and an Induction & Onboarding Checklist—helping you attract top talent and set new employees up for success. With structured onboarding, you can create a great first impression, boost employee retention, and ensure compliance with UK employment regulations. Whether you’re hiring your first employee or growing your team, our recruitment pack simplifies the process and saves you valuable time.
Our pack includes a Holiday Request Form, Sickness & Absence Policy, and Maternity & Paternity Leave Policy, ensuring fairness and legal compliance. A structured approach to payroll and leave management helps you stay organised, reduce workplace disruptions, and maintain employee satisfaction. Whether you're a new startup or an established small business, these simple yet effective templates keep your HR processes running smoothly, allowing you to focus on growth.
Setting up a business is exciting, but managing HR can be daunting. Our Startup HR Essentials Pack provides the core documents you need to hire, manage, and protect your business with confidence. This pack includes a legally compliant Employment Contract, a professional Offer Letter, a New Starter Form, and a Basic Employee Handbook covering essential workplace policies. You’ll also get key policies on holiday, sickness, grievance, and GDPR compliance. Designed for startups and small businesses, this pack saves time, reduces legal risks, and ensures compliance—so you can focus on growing your business.
Employment Law Changes 2025
Minimum wage reform
One of the most significant changes in 2025 will be an increase in the rates of the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. The government has accepted the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) in full and there will be significant increases to minimum wage rates from April. Last year, the government asked the LPC to take steps to remove the 18-20 year old rate and eventually achieve a single adult rate by narrowing the gap between this and the National Living Wage (which applies to those aged over 21). This will result in an increase of 16.3% to the 18-20 year old rate in April 2025.
01/04/2025Neonatal leave and pay
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 will give parents a right to 12 weeks’ leave and pay when their baby requires neonatal care, in addition to existing parental leave entitlements. We have written in detail about the rights provided by the Act here. These rights will only be delivered when statutory instruments bringing in the new leave and pay entitlements come into effect and the timing will depend on the approach taken by the new Labour government. However, we currently expect this to take place as planned in April 2025.
01/04/2025Paternity leave for bereaved partners
The Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024 was passed in May last year, but regulations are needed to bring the Act into force. Broadly speaking, the Act will provide bereaved partners with paternity leave when the mother (or a person that a child is placed, or expected to be placed, with for adoption) dies. The bereaved partner would not require the usual 26-weeks’ minimum service to benefit from the leave and, whilst not set out in the Act, it is believed that the regulations would increase the amount of paternity leave available, with the intention being to provide 52 weeks’. These changes are likely for April 2025 yet to be confirmed.
01/04/2025Other expected changes for 2026
The majority of reforms are anticipated to take effect from 2026, with consultations expected to begin in 2025. These include: A ‘day one’ right for employees not to be unfairly dismissed; Reforms to collective consultation; Restrictions on ‘fire and rehire’; The new guaranteed hours offer for zero- and low-hours employees; Employers to be held liable for harassment by third parties; and stronger rights to request flexible working.
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