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Employment & Working Practice 2007: Model Policy Pack

Prepared and compiled by the Pay & Employment Rights Service (PERS) in collaboration with Keighley Voluntary Services, Bradford Community & Voluntary Service, Bradford Joint Training Board and Blue Sky Community Consultants in 2005; comprehensively updated by PERS in 2007. This project was originally funded by Neighbourhood Learning for Deprived Communities (NLDC).The 2007 update by PERS was funded by Capacitybuilders and carried out in partnership with Bradford CVS.

We value your comments and queries about this pack. Please email them to PERS.

Disclaimer: PERS and the other organisations associated with this policy pack have taken great care to ensure that the information given complies with current legislation and case law and is consistent, practical and comprehensive. Please read the full disclaimer printed in the Introduction for more information about the legal status of the policy pack.

Please note that all documents are regularly revised. Check each document for specific revision date.

You can use the policies below as a comprehensive package, or browse for individual documents to review your existing employment policies. For further help and advice regarding employment matters please contact your local CVS.

Download the whole pack as a compressed ('.zip') file here.

Contents

Introductory pages

  1. Model Policies cover sheet
  2. Introduction
  3. Contents sheets
  4. Useful links

Policies and procedures

  1. Written Statement of Employment Particulars
  2. Freelance Contract
  3. Equality & Diversity Policy
  4. Health & Safety Policy and Procedures
  5. Maternity, Paternity & Parental Leave
  6. Grievance Procedure
  7. Disciplinary Procedure
  8. Absence Management policy
  9. Work-life Balance policy
  10. Redundancy Procedure
  11. Recruitment & Selection policy
  12. Induction Policy and Procedures
  13. Performance Management policy
  14. Capability policy
  15. Private Telephone and Internet Use

Personnel Forms

  1. Sickness Absence Recording Form
  2. Self certification form for sickness of 7 days or less
  3. Time Recording Sheet
  4. Staff Holiday Sheet
  5. Expenses Claim Form
  6. Mileage Claim Form
  7. Model probationary review checklist
  8. Model supervision meeting recording form
  9. Model "narrative" appraisal checklist
  10. Model "performance rating" appraisal form
  11. Model individual staff training and development record
  12. Application form for Flexible Working
  13. Model letters for seeking medical reports