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Shift Handover Sheet
Passes the full picture from one shift to the next so the incoming team knows exactly what changed and what still needs doing.
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- Before they start: confirm the start date, send a welcome message, and tell them where to go, what time, and who to ask for
- Check and copy their right to work in the UK before their first day; this is a legal requirement for every employee
- Give them their written statement of employment particulars (the principal statement) on or before their first day
- Collect bank details, National Insurance number, P45 or new-starter PAYE details, and emergency contact
- Set up their workspace, logins, email, building access, and any equipment so they can actually start work
- Run a health and safety induction: fire exits, first aid, accident reporting, and any role-specific risks
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New Starter Onboarding Checklist
Everything sorted before and on day one so your new starter feels welcomed and nothing legal or practical gets missed.
10 checksPDF + phoneReviewed for 2026Source: GOV.UK Written statement of employment particulars; Acas induction guidance and checklist template
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10 things to check.
Everything that matters, nothing that does not. Here is the full list, exactly as it appears on the template.
- 1Before they start: confirm the start date, send a welcome message, and tell them where to go, what time, and who to ask for
- 2Check and copy their right to work in the UK before their first day; this is a legal requirement for every employee
- 3Give them their written statement of employment particulars (the principal statement) on or before their first day
- 4Collect bank details, National Insurance number, P45 or new-starter PAYE details, and emergency contact
- 5Set up their workspace, logins, email, building access, and any equipment so they can actually start work
- 6Run a health and safety induction: fire exits, first aid, accident reporting, and any role-specific risks
- 7Introduce them to the team and their line manager, and show them the kitchen, toilets, and break areas
- 8Explain pay dates, holiday booking, sickness reporting, and where to find key policies
- 9Walk them through their probation period, what is expected, and when their reviews will happen
- 10Book in their first-week plan and training so the first few days have structure, not just a desk and silence
Good to know
By law an employer must provide the principal written statement of employment particulars on or before the employee's first day, with the wider written statement following within two months.
Source: GOV.UK Written statement of employment particulars; Acas induction guidance and checklist template
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