This document can be used as the basis for an agreement with a genuine independent contractor, freelance or Consultant. It is intended to be used as a contract for services rather than an employment contract.

This letter invites an employee to meeting following Sabbatical Leave to discuss reintegration to the workplace

This letter approves a sabbatical and suggests terms and conditions for a sabbatical (in the absence of legislation in this area).

This letter declines a request for a sabbatical and suggests examples of reasons why it might be declined (in the absence of legislation in this area).

This letter invites an employee to a meeting following a request for a sabbatical, to discuss the request in further detail and how it would work in practice.

This policy outlines the organisations position to employees taking sabbaticals, and the procedure for this.

This letter can be sent to an employee who is due to retire wishing them well in the future.

This letter can be sent to an employee whose retirement has been confirmed. The letter will outline the final repayments due to the employee.

This letter can be sent to an employee to confirm that the employer has received their notification of retirement and will be in touch in relation to the next steps.

This letter can be sent to the wider workforce to announce the retirement of an employee. The employee who is retiring should be notified in advance that the letter will be sent. This letter also provides the option of inviting all employees to a celebratory function to mark the retirement.

This letter should be sent to any employee who has notified the organisation of their plan to retire. This letter is inviting the employee to a meeting to discuss their retirement plans.

This form can be completed by an employee who wishes to notify the organisation of their intention to retire.

This policy can be used to outline the organisations retirement policy. The policy outlines the process for retirement and provides 2 options. The first option outlines that a retirement age is not enforced and the second option outlines the organisations retirment age.

This clause can be included in a contract of employment when there is a reason for enforcing a retirement age. In Ireland there is no legislation at present to state that a retirement age cannot be in a contract. Employers should be mindful if the retirement age is not in the contract it cannot be enforced. Employers should always consider if there is a justifiable rationale for including the retirement age otherwise they could face claims of age discrimination

This letter can be sent to an employee who is absent without contacting the organisation and who has only a short amount of service. This letter should only be sent after previous efforts to reach the employee have failed.

This letter should be sent to an employee who has resigned whilst on suspension. This letter is acknowledging the resignation but also informing the employee if it was not their intention to resign they should contact the organisation immediately.

This letter can be sent to an employee who has resigned and wishes to then retract their resignation. This letter is accepting the employee’s request.

This letter can be sent to an employee who has resigned seeking to recoup training costs from the employee. This letter outlines the terms under which the employer is seeking to recover the training costs.

This letter shoud be sent to any employee who has resigned verbally requesting that the employee notify the employer in writing. It is best practice that a resignation is in writing and this will ensure if the employee has any issues that have resulted in the employee’s resignation these can be addressed.

This letter can be sent in response to an employee’s resignation outlining that the employee will not be required to work their notice and will instead be paid in lieu. It is important that the employee’s contract has a PILON clause permitting the employer to enforce this.

This letter can be sent as a follow up to an employee who has been given the opportunity to reconsider their resignation but has decided to continue with their resignation. This letter outlines that the organisation will now accept the resignation.

The letter should be sent to an employee who has resigned and within their resignation has raised a grievance. It is important that any employee who has raised a grievance has the opportunity to have their concerns dealt with.

The letter should be sent to an employee who has resigned in the heat if the moment. It is important that any employee who has resigned in the heat of the moment is given the opportunity to reconsider.

This letter can be sent to an employee who has resigned and accepting the employee’s resignation.

This policy details the process to be followed by an employee who wishes to resign and gives guidance for managers on the issues to consider before the resignation takes effect. This policy covers notice of resignation, withdrawal of resignation, pay in lieu of notice, garden leave, exit interviews and managing annual.

This letter withdaws a conditional offer of employment due to unsuccessful reference checks.

This letter responds to a reference request stating that it is the policy of that employer not to provide a reference.

This letter outlines reference details for an employee.

This letter can be sent to a former or current employer of a prospective employee seeking a reference.

This letter outlines an employer’s reference policy regarding information that can be provided, for example only job title and dates of employment.