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We have a number of templates that you can use for your business to help you save time. They are easy to download and you can save them to your computer or print them off.
Marketing
Business planning
Contract of employment
Dealing with poor staff performance
Design brief
Discipline and dismissal
Sample dismissal procedure (DOC, 14K) Sample disciplinary rules and procedures for misconduct (DOC, 29K) Sample notice of the disciplinary meeting (DOC, 11K) Sample notice of the recorded disciplinary warning (DOC, 14K) Sample notice of the appeal meeting against the disciplinary warning (DOC, 14K) Sample notice of the result of the appeal against the disciplinary warning (DOC, 14K) Sample notice of dismissal or disciplinary action to be taken (DOC, 14K) Sample notice of the appeal meeting against dismissal or disciplinary action (DOC, 14K) Sample notice of the result of the appeal against the dismissal or disciplinary action (DOC, 13K) Sample letter to be sent by the employer after the disciplinary meeting (DOC, 15K)
Employee engagement
Employee health
Employment policies
Environment
Grievance
Induction
International trade
Interviewing candidates
IT
Sample internet copyright notice (DOC, 23K) Sample business email disclaimer (DOC, 22K) Sample website disclaimer (DOC, 23K) Sample internet acceptable use policy (DOC, 29K) Sample business acceptable email use policy (DOC, 26K) Sample terms and conditions of website usage (DOC, 26K) Sample privacy notice (DOC, 19K) Sample social media, internet and email security policy guidelines (DOC, 24K) Social media, internet and email policy and guidance checklist (DOC, 13K) Sample social media policy (DOC, 20K)
Job offers
Maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
Model letter for employers to acknowledge notification of maternity leave (DOC, 14K) Model letter for employers to acknowledge notification of adoption leave (DOC, 14K) Model adoption leave acknowledgement letter (DOC, 136K) Sample employee application form for parental leave (DOC, 14K) Sample letter to employee of notification of postponement of parental leave (DOC, 13K) Sample shared parental leave (birth) policy (DOC, 39K) Sample shared parental leave (adoption) policy (DOC, 38K) Sample confirmation of entitlement to shared parental leave (DOC, 27K) Sample confirmation of shared parental leave booking (DOC, 27K) Sample shared parental leave request to discuss leave booking (DOC, 27K) Sample shared parental leave refusal of a discontinuous leave booking (DOC, 27K)
Performance management
Performance reviews
Recruitment
Redundancy
Shortlisting candidates
Sunday working
Training and development
Working time opt-out
Guides
Find guides by sector
Find guides by theme
Starting a business
Before you start your business
Start your business
Running your start-up business
Grow your start-up business
Finance
Find local finance
Raising finance
Managing finance
Financial difficulty
Taxes
Business tax
Self-employed and tax
PAYE and payroll
Keeping records for business
Excise duties
Industry-specific taxes
Complying with European law
Contact or deal with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
Companies House returns, accounts and other responsibilities
Business changes
Selling, closing or restarting your business
Accountants and tax advisers
Employment and skills
HR documents and templates
Recruitment
Employment documents and policies
Pay, pensions and minimum wage
Manage people
Holidays, statutory leave and time off
Performance, training and development
Resolve conflict and staff leaving
Health and safety
Efficiency and environment
Environmental action to improve your business
Reduce, reuse, recycle your business waste
Resource efficiency
Reducing your environmental impact
Environmental guidance by business sector
Business premises and rates
Choosing the right business property
Rates for non-domestic properties
Property management and costs
Adapting and improving your property
Innovation and R&D
Product and service development
Design and business innovation
Intellectual property
Sales and marketing
IT
IT basics
Software and technology solutions
Getting online
Security and data protection
Exporting and importing
Basics of importing and exporting
Choosing a market
Procedures and licences
Sector overviews and regulations
Moving your goods
Customs declarations
Grow your business
Prepare for growth
Strategies for growth
Finance and logistics
Managing growth
Buy or sell a business
Acquiring a business
Selling your business
Exiting and transferring your business
Resources
News
Events
