Free UK employment policies.
Word format.

13-clause UK employee handbook with sub-clauses on contract, hours, pay, probation, holiday, sickness, conduct, equality, confidentiality, H&S, IT, notice, right to work and updates.

• Branded cover page with company / version / effective-date metadata
• Clause 1 — Welcome and handbook scope (non-contractual)
• Clause 2 — Contract, hours, pay, payslips (ERA 1996 s.8), overtime + TOIL
• Clause 3 — Probation with mid-point + end-point reviews

ACAS-Code-aligned disciplinary + grievance procedure with the step-by-step employers actually need and the 25% tribunal uplift warning baked in.

• Branded cover page
• Clause 1 — Purpose + ACAS Code + 25% tribunal uplift warning
• Clause 2 — Seven ACAS principles we follow
• Clause 3 — Informal stage

Reporting before 09:00 by phone, self-cert for 1–7 days, fit note from day 8, SSP from day 4, return-to-work meeting every absence, long-term + persistent short-term procedures.

• Branded cover page
• Clause 1 — Purpose
• Clause 2 — Reporting absence (by phone, before 09:00)
• Clause 3 — Certifying absence (self-cert + fit note + "may be fit")

Eligibility, default pattern, DSE Regs 1992 duties, working hours under WTR 1998, confidentiality, expenses (HMRC EIM01471), and the right to vary on reasonable notice.

• Branded cover page
• Clause 1 — Scope (separate from statutory flexible working)
• Clause 2 — Eligibility criteria
• Clause 3 — Default office / home split with anchor days

UK GDPR Article 13 / 14 transparency notice for employees, contractors and applicants. Plain English, no template-mill filler.

• Branded cover page
• Clause 1 — Controller identity + privacy contact + DPO
• Clause 2 — Categories of personal data held with sources
• Clause 3 — Lawful bases (Article 6 + Article 9) per purpose