We are taking this time to get our paperwork in order

Health and Safety
We all know that accidents can happen and the yard can be a risky place (as can the horses). If you employ people, even just one person part time, you have a legal and moral duty to ensure that they are kept as safe and free from harm as far as is practicable.

Create a bespoke Health and Safety Manual which outlines the way in which safety will be managed for employees and customers within your equestrian business; and by using the Risk Assessment Creator, create a series of personalised documents which identify how to keep people safe. Discover more here

Pension and Payroll
If you find your weekly/monthly payroll a bit of a headache then you can outsource it to our Pension and Payroll providers, Parental Choice. EEA members get a discount on services. Take the hassle out of your payroll and make sure you are meeting all of the legal requirements. Pension and Payroll Services

Updating contracts
You may have employee livery agreements, accommodation agreements, client livery agreements already in place. Now is a great time to re-visit them to check they are up to date.
Have a look at this list of useful downloads in Employment Essentials. 

Sign up to the Code of Good Employment
The Code of Good Employment is designed for equestrian employers of all sizes. It marks an important stage in the development of good employment practice in the equestrian world.

It has not been imposed, but instead has been embraced, as equestrian employers take ownership of their own governance and use this framework to strengthen their practices and businesses. There are four key principles:
- Make it legal
- Pay correctly
- Good management
- Safe workplace

If adopted and put into practice, the Code’s principles should ensure that an equestrian business is legal, sustainable, successful, caring and recognised as well run by liveries, employees, clients, funding bodies, the media and sponsors. Sign up to the Code of Good Employment.