Latest model documents: notice periods, staff handbook introduction and maternity leave

An example notice period contract clause, an introduction to a staff handbook and a letter informing an employee who wishes to return to work early from maternity leave that she has provided insufficient notice have been added to XpertHR. 

• Notice period contract clause Use this model contract clause to set out the employee’s notice period. 
• Letter informing an employee who wishes to return to work early from maternity leave that she has provided insufficient notice Use this model letter to inform an employee who wishes to return to work before the expiry of her full maternity leave period that she has provided insufficient notice. 
• Introduction to a staff handbook Use this model statement at the beginning of a staff handbook to cover administrative issues such as how your organisation will communicate changes to the handbook to staff. 

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Notice periods policy Use this model policy to set out the circumstances in which an employee will be required to work his or her notice period and the employer's expectations of the employee during the notice period. 

Letter for an employee to provide notification that she wishes to return to work early from maternity leave Use this model letter as a means of enabling an employee to notify the company that she wishes to return to work before the expiry of her additional maternity leave period. 

Example staff handbook structure for small businesses Use this model statement at the beginning of a staff handbook to cover administrative issues such as how your organisation will communicate changes to the handbook to staff.