Bounda

Handbook Intelligence

Document Studio · Check Compliance

Check any HR document for compliance in minutes

Paste a contract, letter, or form and Bounda checks it against your handbook policies and UK employment law — then hands you a fully redrafted version. Here's exactly what happens.

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Pick a Document
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Paste It In
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AI Analyses
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Scorecard & Redraft
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Review Every Clause
The Big Picture

How a compliance check works

Document Studio turns a document review that used to take a lawyer an afternoon into five simple steps. Pick the document, paste it in, let the AI analyse it, read the scorecard and redraft, then drill into every clause.

1

Pick

Choose from 40+ document types and click Check Compliance — Bounda checks the right things for a contract versus a disciplinary letter.

2

Paste

Drop in the full text — from Word, PDF, or email. Nothing is stored; the analysis is completely stateless.

3

Analyse

The AI reads every clause, compares it to your handbook, detects conflicts, and drafts recommendations — usually in 1–3 minutes.

4

Redraft

Read the compliance scorecard — before and after scores — and take away a fully redrafted document with every fix already applied.

5

Review

Drill into the clause-by-clause breakdown to see exactly where the document is strong and where it needed work.

Private by design

No document content is stored. Your text is analysed in the moment and discarded — so you can safely check sensitive contracts and letters.

1Step One

Pick the document you're checking

Open Document Studio and find your document among 40+ types, grouped into categories or searched instantly. Each type carries its own risk and statutory flags, so Bounda knows what to look for.

Check Compliance

You already have a document and want to know if it's safe to send. This walkthrough follows this path.

Draft New

Starting from a blank page? Answer a guided wizard and Bounda generates the document from your policies instead.

Can't see your type? Use Quick Search to jump straight to it. Picking the right type matters — a contract is checked very differently from a grievance outcome letter.

Document Studio showing the Employment & Contracts category with document cards such as Employment Contract, Offer of Employment and Deed of Covenant, each with Check Compliance and Draft New buttons and risk badges

40+ document types
risk & statutory flagged

The Paste Document Content screen for an Employment Contract, with a large text area to paste the full document, a Check Compliance button, and a How it works panel explaining the analysis
2Step Two

Paste the full document

Copy the complete text — headers, body, signature blocks, and any schedules — and paste it in. Don't worry about formatting; plain text from Word, PDF, or email is fine. The more complete the document, the more thorough the analysis.

Then Bounda will:

  • Analyse it against your approved handbook policies
  • Categorise every issue by severity — Compliance Fixes, Alignment Corrections, and Enhancements
  • Generate a fully redrafted document with all suggested changes

Nothing is stored

Analysis is completely stateless — your document content is never saved. Check sensitive contracts and settlement letters with confidence.

If the text looks like a different document type than the one you picked, Bounda flags the mismatch before it runs.
3Step Three

The AI reviews it line by line

Hit Check Compliance and Bounda works through your document against your handbook and UK employment law. It typically takes 1–3 minutes — a deeper analysis means stronger, more defensible documents.

What happens during analysis:

  1. 1
    Reading your document — Parsing content and structure
  2. 2
    Checking policy alignment — Comparing against your handbook
  3. 3
    Detecting conflicts — Finding contradictions and gaps
  4. 4
    Drafting recommendations — Proposing compliant wording
  5. 5
    Finalising report — Scoring and assembling the redraft

Every check, every time:

Policy alignmentStatutory particularsConflicts & contradictionsMissing clausesBest-practice gaps
The Analysing Document screen showing a progress bar and the stages Reading your document, Checking policy alignment, Detecting conflicts, Drafting recommendations and Finalising report

1–3 minutes
handbook + UK law

The Compliance Scorecard showing an original score of 54% rising to 100% after redrafting, with counts of 4 compliance fixes, 1 alignment correction, 3 enhancements and 62% policy coverage, alongside a change summary and the redrafted document
4Step Four

Read your compliance scorecard

You get a plain-English summary, an original score, and the score your document reaches once every suggested change is applied. The example below jumps from 54% to 100% (+46%) with eight issues resolved.

Before & after, side by side

Each finding shows the current text against suggested wording, so you can see exactly what changed and why — no black box.

Issues are ranked by severity:

Must change

Compliance Fix

A legal requirement or direct policy breach that creates real risk.

Should change

Alignment Correction

Wording or values that drift from your handbook language.

Could add

Enhancement

Optional improvements that strengthen an already-sound document.

Toggle Show Changes
Redraft with fixes applied
5Step Five

Drill into every clause

Below the scorecard, Clauses Reviewed shows the status of each part of your document against handbook policy at a glance — so you know exactly where the document is strong and where it needs work.

Compliant— matches policy and statutory requirements
Needs attention— ambiguous or partially aligned
Action required— missing clause or a clear conflict

Additional considerations

Advisory items that aren't part of the redraft but are worth a look — like a policy the contract relies on that wasn't provided, or branding that should be consistent across your document suite. Bounda also flags any policy coverage gaps it couldn't verify.

The Clauses Reviewed grid showing colour-coded statuses for clauses such as Commencement, Holiday Entitlement, Training Requirements and Collective Agreements, followed by an Additional Considerations list and a policy coverage gap notice

Clause-by-clause
status at a glance

Under the Hood

What every check looks at

Each analysis runs the document through the same rigorous set of checks, tuned to the document type you selected.

Policy alignment

Do values and statements match your handbook? Notice periods, holiday entitlement, pay, and more.

Completeness

Are all required clauses present — both statutory particulars and policy-mandated items?

Conflict detection

Do any clauses contradict your handbook or create internal inconsistencies?

Statutory requirements

For contracts: are all ERA 1996 written particulars included with explicit values?

Terminology consistency

Do defined terms match handbook wording — “Company” versus “Employer”, and the like?

Best practice

Optional enhancements that would strengthen the document even when they aren’t strictly required.

FAQ

Common questions

Any HR document, across 40+ types — employment contracts, offer letters, disciplinary and grievance outcomes, flexible working decisions, redundancy letters, settlement agreements, and more. Picking the correct type tells Bounda what to check, because a contract is reviewed very differently from a disciplinary letter.

Check your first document

Paste a contract or letter into Document Studio and see your compliance score in minutes. Start your 7-day free trial — no credit card required.

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Related guides

Check Employment Documents

The step-by-step written guide

Understanding Compliance Scores

What the numbers mean

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