Working patterns and scheduling
Understand proposed hours, rota and shift-change rules before configuring a system.
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Practical HR Guidance for Every Employment Decision
Find source-backed HR guidance, practical calculators and employment-change tools for UK employers and people teams.
Understand the change
Understand an HR change
Find dated, source-backed guidance for practical employment decisions.
Explore the patternModel a working pattern
Use the free 12-week planner to explore the zero-hours consultation scenarios.
- 1Hire and onboard
- 2Set terms and working patterns
- 3Manage time, leave and absence
- 4Pay and record changes
- 5Retain and review evidence
Follow the evidence
HR extension tracks
Move from the employment decision to the records, scheduling and pay consequences it creates.
Records and employment changes
Keep a traceable record when terms, leave or employment status changes.
Pay-affecting HR decisions
Connect HR decisions to the payroll evidence and calculations they create.
Popular HR resources
Find an HR guide or tool
Search practical resources by subject, role or format.
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Tool
Zero-hours guaranteed-hours planner
Model 12-, 26- and 52-week working patterns against the options in the 2026 consultation.
ToolHoliday-pay records tracker
Audit Great Britain holiday records and download six-year Excel and CSV templates.
ToolHiring-readiness assessment
Check the practical steps to prepare for taking on an employee.
ToolNotice-period calculator
Estimate statutory notice periods from length of service and dismissal context.
ToolRedundancy-pay calculator
Estimate statutory redundancy pay using age, service and weekly pay.
GuideHR software guide
See how employee records, leave, documents and people processes can connect.
Editorial standards
Check the rule, date and implementation stage.
We distinguish current law, enacted rights and proposals that still depend on regulations. Sources and review dates sit next to the practical interpretation.
Keep the sequence clear
Software comes after the employment decision.
Decide the lawful and fair approach first. Then use connected records, scheduling and payroll controls to carry it through.
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