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Templates, policies and forms you can use day to day to manage employment matters across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Documents are prepared in line with current legislation and tribunal practice — ready to adapt to your organisation.

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Family Rights and Flexible Working

NI How to – handle a statutory flexible working request

NI How to – handle a statutory flexible working request

How to - handle a statutory flexible working request You can use this guide along with your flexible working policy to ensure you handle a...

Form – impact assessment: flexible working request

Form – impact assessment: flexible working request

Form - impact assessment: flexible working request This impact assessment form should be used by managers to assess the potential impact of proposed new working...

Updated Template Parental Bereavement Leave Policy

Updated Template Parental Bereavement Leave Policy

Policy – [compassionate leave and] parental bereavement leave (and request form) [This Policy includes some wording in square brackets, which you will need to tailor...

Policy – Maternity Leave and Antenatal Care (and request form)

Policy – Maternity Leave and Antenatal Care (and request form)

Policy - Maternity Leave and Antenatal Care (and request form)  Aims and Objectives This policy is intended to summarise your statutory rights to take maternity...

Impact Assessment Flexible Working Request Form

Impact Assessment Flexible Working Request Form

Impact Assessment Flexible Working Request Form.docx

Policy – ROI adoptive leave and time off to attend pre-adoptive meetings (March 2023)

Policy – ROI adoptive leave and time off to attend pre-adoptive meetings (March 2023)

A policy relating to ROI adoptive leave and time off to attend pre-adoptive meetings is available in the downloads section. Issued - March 2023

ROI Policy Home, Remote and Hybrid Working (Jan 2023)

ROI Policy Home, Remote and Hybrid Working (Jan 2023)

A Template ROI Policy Home, Remote and Hybrid Working (Jan 2023) is available for download

Shared parental leave

Shared parental leave

Our model policy summarises the statutory right of eligible parents to take shared parental leave (SPL) and receive statutory shared parental pay (ShPP). It also sets...

Paternity leave

Paternity leave

Eligible employees are entitled to up to two weeks’ paid paternity leave. Our model policy summarises the statutory right to take paternity leave and to receive statutory...

Parental leave

Parental leave

Employees with responsibility for a child, including adoptive parents, have the right to take unpaid time off work to care for that child. Our model policy...

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