Dotted Line HR is a specialized online HR and employment law portal designed specifically for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), offering a comprehensive suite of legally-vetted documents and expert contract review services. As part of the Q&A Law (UK) group, it stands out by combining the accessibility of a digital platform with the reassurance of direct support from specialist employment lawyers, ensuring businesses remain compliant with current regulations.
The platform addresses common frustrations faced by SMEs, such as lost contracts, outdated templates, and difficulties keeping pace with employment law. Its user-friendly web-based portal provides everything needed to manage employees from recruitment to separation, with all documents regularly updated by legal experts. Trusted by over 7,500 employers across the UK, Dotted Line HR allows businesses to focus on growth while handling the legal complexities.
Services Offered
- Employment contract templates (full-time, part-time, work from home, term time, fixed-term, maternity cover, apprenticeships, internships, casual/zero hours workers, self-employed, night work, young workers)
- Contract checking service by specialist employment lawyers
- HR document management and storage
- Policy and handbook creation
- Legal guides and step-by-step guides
- Job descriptions and recruitment documents
- Legal letters (job offer letters, resignation letters, reference letters, disciplinary and dismissal letters)
- Appraisal documents
- Forms and document templates
- HR calculators (holiday leave calculator, redundancy pay calculator)
- Statutory pay updates (statutory sick pay, maternity pay, redundancy, national minimum wage)
- Secure messaging service
- Latest employment law news and advice notes
- Clause bank for contracts and policies
The service is tailored for UK-based SMEs and offers tiered monthly subscription packages (Standard, Assured, Complete) to suit different business sizes and needs, each including document management, newsletters, and varying levels of lawyer-reviewed contract support.
