HR documentation that fits your business
Contracts, policies and handbooks are the foundations of good people management. When they are clear and up to date, managers know what to do, employees know what to expect and disputes are less likely. When they are out of date or copied from a template, they can leave you without the protection you thought you had.
Sapphire writes and reviews HR documentation for growing organisations, in plain English and tailored to how you actually work.
Employment contracts
Every employee and worker is entitled to a written statement of their main terms on or before their first day. We can provide contract templates for your roles, review the contracts you already have, and make sure clauses such as notice, probation, sick pay, confidentiality and restrictive covenants work as they should.
Our free guide explains what an employment contract should include and the risks of getting it wrong.
Employee handbooks and HR policies
An employee handbook brings your policies together in one place. We can write a handbook from scratch or update the one you have, covering areas such as:
- disciplinary and grievance procedures
- absence and sickness
- holidays and family leave
- equality, diversity and inclusion
- flexible working
- data protection and IT use
- health, safety and wellbeing
Policies only work if people follow them, so we keep them practical and readable.
Keeping up with the Employment Rights Act 2025
UK employment law is changing in stages. Statutory sick pay changed in April 2026, and the unfair dismissal qualifying period falls to six months on 1 January 2027, with further changes planned. If your contracts and handbook were written before these changes, now is a good time to review them, particularly probation, sick pay and notice clauses.
A good first step for a growing business
For many organisations, a documentation review is the most useful first piece of work. It gives you a clear picture of your risks and a practical plan to fix them. Sapphire is based in Derbyshire and supports employers across the Midlands and the UK.