Templates to download
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Family and leave policies
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How-to guideHow to write an enhanced maternity and adoption pay policy
Enhanced maternity and adoption pay, step by step: eligibility, level, repayment, KIT days, pensions, surrogacy, neonatal care and a worked example.
How-to guideHow to update your paternity and parental leave policy for the 2026 changes
Update paternity, parental and shared parental leave policy for April 2026: day-one leave, notice, bereaved partner's leave, pay choices and payroll.
How-to guideHow to write a carer's leave and compassionate leave policy
Carer's leave, time off for dependants, parental bereavement pay and compassionate leave: the law at September 2026 and the design choices, step by.
Workplace policies
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How-to guideHow to write a gender equality and menopause action plan
Write a gender equality and menopause action plan: who is covered, baseline data, choosing actions, owners, measures and publishing on the GOV.UK.
How-to guideHow to handle a statutory flexible working request
Handle a statutory flexible working request step by step: the two-month deadline, consultation, the eight business reasons, trials and appeals.
How-to guideHow to design on-call and standby pay
Design on-call and standby pay: working time and minimum wage rules, standby and call-out payments, weekend rates and the 2027 shift rights.
Reward scheme rules
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How-to guideHow to design a bonus scheme: eligibility, measures, gatekeepers, malus and clawback
Design a UK bonus scheme step by step: purpose, eligibility, pool funding, measures, gatekeepers, discretion, deferral, malus, clawback and leavers.
How-to guideHow to set up a long service award and recognition scheme within HMRC rules
Set up recognition and long service awards within HMRC rules: the £50-a-year exemption, trivial benefits, PSAs, cash and vouchers, with design.
The research behind the figures
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