The free HR checklist for growing teams of 10 to 50 staff.
For owners and managers of UK businesses, care services, nurseries and charities with 10 to 50 staff. What to have in place as you grow, the rule changes landing in 2026 and 2027, and the headcount milestones ahead, with each item marked as a legal requirement or good practice.
- The legal foundations you should already have
- The sexual harassment duty that tightens on 30 October 2026
- What the 20 and 50 headcount milestones mean
- The management structure that makes growth easier
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What's on the checklist
Four sections, built for the point where you can't keep everything in your head any more.
- Foundations: written statements, health and safety, fire risk, pensions, insurance, right to work, disciplinary and grievance
- Rules that bite harder as you grow: sexual harassment prevention, flexible working, day-one rights and shorter time limits
- Headcount milestones: 20 redundancies, 50 employees and 250
- Structure: trained managers, a handbook, job descriptions, onboarding, one-to-ones and people records
General guidance for England, Scotland and Wales, not legal advice. Checked against GOV.UK, HSE, Acas and the EHRC in October 2026. Smaller team? Try the first employee checklist or read Five employees? What changes.
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