Welcome to How to HR

Welcome to How To HR, your go-to resource for building a strong HR foundation for your business. With so much to manage in the world of HR, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, which is why we’ve organised our expertise into four key employee experience sections.

Attract

From recruitment support to job design and interviews, we’ll help you find the perfect candidates for your team.

Engage

Our onboarding and reward and recognition strategies will help you keep employees happy, engaged, and ready to work.

Develop

We’re experts in training and development, 1-to-1s, and appraisals, helping you create a culture of growth and improvement.

Support

We understand that HR can be complicated and filled with legal jargon, which is why we’ve created an extensive collection of How-To templates to help with everything from absences to disciplinaries to flexi working, to menopause and family leave.

Attract	How to	Templates & Letters	Links & Video
Advertise	Recruitment Line Manager Guide Equality Diversity & Unconscious Bias	Invite to Recruitment Interview Letter v1	ACAS — How to Advertise UK GOV Employing Someone UK Gov Employing Staff CIPD Recruitment Checklist
Interview		Interview Questions Template v1	ACAS – Interviewing
Offer	Right to Work Checks – Guidance – v3 Feb 2024	Offer Letter	ACAS – Hiring / Offering Job
References		Employer Reference Request Reference Response Letter
Job Design	Job Design Line Manager Guide	Job Description Person Specification Template

Develop	How to	Templates & Letters	Links & Video
Induction	Onboarding New Employees Line Manager Guide CIPD Flow chart Managing an employees onboarding process	Induction Plan First Week Template
Training	Training Development Line Manager Guide	Training Agreement Template
1 to 1s	Employee Check-Ins Line Manager Guide	Monthly Check-In Template
Appraisals	Appraisals Line Manager Guide
Stay Interviews		Stay Interview Questions
Succession Planning		Succession Planning Template Mar 2022
New Line Managers – Hints & Tips	Hints and tips for new line managers
Handling Difficult Situations – Hints & Tips	Hints and Tips for handling difficult situtions

Engage	How to	Templates & Letters	Links & Video
Employee Engagement	Employee Engagement – Line Manager Guide v2 June 2023	Induction Plan First Week Template
Benefits	Reward Recognition Line Manager Guide	Bonus Letter Simple Change of Terms Letter
Pay		Basic Overpayment of Salary Letter Single Payment
Probation	Probation Line Manager Guide v2 March 2024 (1)	Probation Review Form v2 March 2024 (1) Probation – Invite Letter to Probation Review Meeting Probation Extention Period Letter Probation Pass Letter

Support	How to	Templates & Letters	Links & Video
Absence	Absence Management Line Manager Guide	AWOL 1st Contact Letter Self Certification Template Return to Work Meeting Template
Managing Stress at Work	Stress Management Line Manager Tips
Menopause	Menopause Guidance	Menopause Action Plan Template	Dr Louise Newson — Menopause Confident Organisation Booklet Dr Louise Newson – Menopause Policy and Guidance Dr Louise Newson — Supporting Individuals with Peri-Menopause Dr Louise Newson – Advice Sheet for Peri-Menopause Dr Louise Newson – Record a Confidential Discussion Template
Termination	Exiting Employees Line Manager Guide	Termination Within 2 Years Service Letter
Disciplinary & Grievance	Disciplinaries Line Manager Guide CIPD Flow chart Disciplinary hearing before the meeting flowchart CIPD Flowchart Misconduct investigation flowchart		ACAS Templates — Grievance ACAS Advice — Grievance ACAS Templates — Disciplinary ACAS Advice — Disciplinary ACAS Appeal Templates — Disciplinary
Performance Improvement	Performance Management Line Manager Guide CIPD Flowchart Dealing with performance issues flowchart CIPD Flowchart Capability procedure performance related flowchart
Homeworking	Homeworking Line Manager Guide CIPD Flowchart Homeworking request flowchart		ACAS — Working from Home Advice
Flexible Working	Flexible Working Requests – Line Manager Guide v2 March 2024		ACAS — Flexible Working Templates
Family Leave	Family Leave Requests – Line Manager Guide v2 March 2024 CIPD FLowchart Maternity Leave and pay flowchart CIPD Flowchart Managing a pregnant employees absence flowchart		CIPD Fact Sheet
Holiday Request	Holiday Requests Line Manager Guide	Holiday Calculator Template	ACAS — Checking Holiday Entitlement
Business Decision Making		Decision Matrix to Assess New Business Products Services
Resignation		Acceptance of Resignation Letter
Supporting Disabilities	CIPD Flowchart Managing an employee with a disability flowchart
Domestic Abuse	Line Manager’s Guide to Handling Domestic Abuse v3 – Oct 2023	Domestic Abuse Policy v3 – Oct 2023

We are continually adding new support materials, so keep checking in for fresh information and support

Obviously, it’s important to understand one size does not fit all and if you don t find the support information that meets your particular situation, please give us a call on 0113 426 7735 or email us at howtohr@breathingspacehr.co.uk and a member of our team will give you a call back to help you with your specific needs.