Clear, simply written briefings designed to ensure line managers comply with employment law and good practice.

Briefings in this tool:

Assume no previous knowledge of the law or principles of human resource management.
Are written in plain English, avoiding legal jargon and technical language.
Are accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation.

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Return-to-work meetings after short-term sickness absence

A line manager briefing setting out the importance of return-to-work meetings in reducing short-term sickness absence levels and helping to ensure that employees are engaged, productive and working to the best of their ability. The briefing provides practical guidance for line managers on holding return-to-work meetings, as well as providing "Talking points" for training sessions.
Introduction to line management

A line manager briefing setting out what makes a good line manager as well as practical steps for transitioning into a line management role. The briefing guides line managers with "Dos and don'ts", as well as providing "Talking points" for training sessions.
Managing poor performance

A line manager briefing looking at managing poor performance, including delivering effective feedback, identifying and acting on barriers to success, holding performance-related discussions and dealing with potential outcomes. The briefing also guides line managers through practical scenarios with sample conversations and "Dos and don'ts", as well as providing "Talking points" for training sessions.
Pensions auto-enrolment

Updated to include the changes to the lower and upper levels of the qualifying earnings band for pensions auto-enrolment, in force from 6 April 2019.
Maternity leave and pay

Updated to include the increase in statutory maternity pay in force from 7 April 2019.
Paternity leave and pay

Updated to include the increase in statutory paternity pay and the lower earnings limit for national insurance contributions, in force from 7 April 2019 and 6 April 2019 respectively.
Making a job offer

Updated to reflect the introduction of online right to work checks, effective from 28 January 2019.
Interviewing job candidates

Updated to reflect the average compensation awarded for sex discrimination in 2017/18.
Age discrimination

Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay for the purposes of calculating redundancy pay, in force on 6 April 2019.
Disability discrimination

Updated to reflect the average compensation awarded for disability discrimination in 2017/18.

You said it...

The line manager briefings are succinct and practical. They have been an excellent tool in supporting the development of our management team.

April Hadert, HR manager, Insurecom Limited

PowerPoint presentations

Each line manager briefing is accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation for training purposes, which should be used in conjunction with the briefing. The PowerPoint presentation can be adapted to suit your organisation's needs.

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Employment law

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Line manager briefings

Clear, simply written briefings designed to ensure line managers comply with employment law and good practice.

All categories

New and updated

Return-to-work meetings after short-term sickness absence

Introduction to line management

Managing poor performance

Pensions auto-enrolment

Maternity leave and pay

Paternity leave and pay

Making a job offer

Interviewing job candidates

Age discrimination

Disability discrimination

You said it...

PowerPoint presentations

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Managing poor performance

Conducting an investigation

TUPE transfers

Handling difficult conversations

Individual redundancies

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Task categories

Example tasks

Key topics

Trending topics

Employment law

Templates and workflow

General HR

Surveys and benchmarking

Employment law: Quick look-up

Employment law support

Good practice

XpertHR.co.uk

Line manager briefings

Clear, simply written briefings designed to ensure line managers comply with employment law and good practice.

All categories

New and updated

You said it...

PowerPoint presentations

Trending

Explore XpertHR

Learn more

Get in touch

Connect with us