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You can sample the kind of practical, proactive guidance we give to our members below - absolutely free.

You'll need to register with us, which shouldn't take more than a minute, and then you can download a wealth of free guidance, sample chapters, briefings, and advice on the following issues.

HR & Legal

• Dismissal 
  - Legal briefing - Is it ever fair to dismiss because a third party asks you to?
  
  - Case law update - Resignation or dismissal?
  
  
• Pay and conditions
  - Case law update - employees who won't comply with reasonable instructions are not entitled to pay
  
  - Case law update - when does voluntary overtime become contractual?
  
  
• Family rights
  - Feature on pay and benefits during maternity leave
  
  - Sample chapter on Maternity Policy from Work and Families guide
  
  
• Managing sickness absence
  - Case law update - can you withhold sick pay if you doubt the reason for absence?
  
  - Model document - sample letter to a GP requesting a medical report

Environment

• REACH regulations
  - A guide to REACH - what you need to know
  
  
• Environmental management
  - Sample HSE Guide chapter on environmental management systems
  
  
• Waste management
  - Sample HSE Guide chapter on waste management
  
  
• Climate change
  - Sample HSE Guide chapter on climate change
  
  
• Air quality
  - Sample HSE Guide chapter on air quality

Health & Safety

• Health and safety management
  - Sample checklist to measure worker involvement
  
  - Sample health and safety policy statement
  
  
• Occupational health
  - COSH summary sheet
  
  
• Accidents
  - Carrying out an investigation
  
  - Sample internal accident report form
  
  
• Working environment
  - Sample HSE Guide chapter on working at height
  
  - Sample form to record any actions for working at height
  
  
• Manual handling
  - How to carry out a risk assessment

Information & Research

• Economic briefing - June 2008