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Policies and Handbooks

Certain policies and processes are vital for any business to have, setting the scene and establishing your company’s position on various HR areas.

For your team, they’ll know what to expect from you & what you expect from them, and for managers, they’ll know what their roles, responsibilities, & obligations are in those situations.

What type of policies should I have?

There’s lot’s of policies that may be helpful for the running of the business and management of your team. Size of business, legal requirements and the nature of the industry will dictate what is an isn’t important for you.

  • Disciplinary

  • Grievance

  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

  • Sickness absence

  • Holidays

  • Maternity, Paternity & Shared Parental leave

  • Flexible Working Requests

  • Family friendly policies

  • DBS & Safeguarding

  • Travel, accommodation & expenses

  • Working arrangements

  • Conduct & behaviour

  • Performance

  • Secondments

  • Recruitment

  • Training & Development

Having well thought out policies and processes in place saves you time and energy, helps you be prepared, and can support you to defend claims made by your staff.

You can consider an employee handbook, which is a collection of policies and a valuable document to help your staff understand the inner workings of the company they work for. It lays out everything including expectations, culture, goals, and company values. It ties the whole company together.

Getting the basics right from the start sets the tone for your business, and delivers compliance and clarity, and as employment law evolves over time, you should ensure you review your policies and handbooks each year to ensure they remain valid and compliant. If you have a handbook that needs a review, we’ll do just that for you too.

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Individual HR policies:

HR policies on any HR situation from Conduct & Performance to Recruitment & Onboarding.

Whatever the employment situation, you can set expectations and processes in an easy-to-follow HR policy. 

From £79 each.

Core HR Policy Pack:

A selection of the core policies to help establish your company’s HR foundations, including:

  • Disciplinary

  • Grievance

  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

  • Sickness Absence

From £219

Employee Handbook:

A digital employee handbook that includes 16+ HR policies and sets the scene for how your company operates. 

Our handbooks include information on working arrangements & obligations, expectations, and reaffirms your company and approach.

From £695

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