Producing a staff handbook is important for all businesses. It is a place where staff can find information about the rules that govern their working relationship. In this guide we present some of the core areas that you should address as a business and what policies should be included.

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What to include in a staff handbook
Your staff handbook is a very important document as
it can provide a guide to your staff as to where they
can find information about the rules that govern their
working relationship with their employer.
We have set out below a checklist of the employment
policies, procedures and forms which are commonly
contained in a staff handbook.
Setfords can assist you in updating your staff handbook
to include the above policies and procedures and
documents.
To discuss your requirements further or to purchase any
of the above policies and/or procedures please contact
Setfords Solicitors employment department.
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Day to day work
Working environment
• Dress code policy clause
• Expenses policy
• Data protection policy
• Electronic information and
communication systems policy
• Sickness absence policy
• Health and safety policy
• Substance misuse policy
• No-smoking policy
• Stress policy
• Whistle blowing policy
Performance management,
disciplinaries and
grievances
• Capability procedure
• Employer’s code of conduct
• Disciplinary procedure
• Grievance procedure
Termination
• Redundancy policy
• Retirement policy
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3. Equal opportunities
• Equal opportunities policy
• Anti-harassment and bullying
policy
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Leave entitlements
• Maternity policy
• Paternity policy
• Adoption policy
• Parental leave policy
• Time off for dependants policy
• Compassionate leave policy
clause
• Bereavement leave policy clause
• Flexible working policy
• Home working policy
• Career break policy
• Time off for public duties policy
clause
Forms
• Equal opportunities monitoring
form
• Sickness self-certification form
• Expenses form
• Request for parental leave
• Pregnancy notification letter
• Flexible working request
• Consent to use of data form
• Request to work beyond
retirement date
• Consent to medical examination
and report forms
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