Staff Handbooks

In support of an employment contract, we can produce a Staff or Employee Handbook that generally contains further specific details on the organisations expectations, rules, policies and procedures.

The following non-exhaustive list illustrates some of the areas that can be addressed in your tailored Staff Handbook:

• Mission Statements
• Company Structure
• Holidays
• Sickness Absence
• Benefits e.g. Private Health Care
• Pensions
• Discipline and Grievance
• Time off for Public Duties, Compassionate Leave
• Family-friendly policies – Maternity, Paternity, Adoption Pay and leave, Parental leave, Time off for Dependents, Right to Request Flexible Working
• Equal Opportunities / Equality & Diversity Policy (race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, age etc)
• Redundancy, Short-time & Lay-Offs
• Terminations: Dismissal, Resignation, Retirement, Notice Periods, Garden Leave
• Confidentiality
• Employee and Employment Restrictions e.g. Additional Employment
• Data Protection, Monitoring etc
• Drugs & Alcohol
• Training & Development
• Personal Protective Equipment/ Work-wear (PPE), Standards of Dress
• Mobile Phones
• Driving, Safety Standards, Company Vehicles, Car Allowances
• Internet / E-Mail / Social Media
• Work / Performance Standards and Expectations
• Employee Property and Company Property
• Damage, Loss and Return of Property
• Personal telephone calls

It’s no problem if you already have a Staff Handbook  – although it’s normally better to start again, we can simply review and update it so it reflects the current state of affairs both legally and operationally.