Staff Handbook

An employee handbook, sometimes also known as an employee manual or staff handbook, is a book given to employees by an employer. Usually, the employee handbook contains information about company policies and procedures. In the UK it may also form part of an employee’s terms and conditions of employment.

The employee handbook is an excellent place to bring together employment and job-related information which employees need to know, such as holiday arrangements, company rules and disciplinary and grievance procedures. It can also provide useful source of information to new staff as part of the induction process. A written employee handbook gives clear advice to employees and creates a culture where issues are dealt with fairly and consistently.

HR Policy

The HR Policies is a way for the organisation to inform employees of what is expected of them in relation to behaviour, ethics and professionalism. Having an HR Policy ensures that employees will have access to such information and it will enable organisations to enforce some ground rules. 

Whistle Blowing

Will also often referred to as “disclosure in the public interest”. Allows employees to report any wrongdoing or criminal offences committed in the workplace while being protected from losing his/her job or being victimised by the employer.

A whistle blowing policy will set out a process which should be followed when reporting such cases, a process which the employee is required to follow to invoke the protection
 

Downloads:
application/msword iconPolicy - Capability revised July 2010.doc
Example from ECB on a Capability policy.
application/msword iconPolicy - Alcohol and Substance Abuse.doc
Alcohold and substance abuse policy example from ECB.
application/msword iconPolicy - Harrassment policy ecb Nov 08.doc
Harrassment example policy from ECB.
application/msword iconPolicy - Prevention of illegal working June 10.doc
Policy on prevention of illigal working from ECB.
application/msword iconRounders England Handbook.DOC
Example of a staff handbook from Rounders England.
application/msword iconWhistle blowing policy.doc
Example: Rugby Football Union polcity of whistle blowing.
application/pdf iconWhistle_Blowing_Policy_Archery_GB.pdf
Whistle blowing policy example from Archery GB.
application/pdf iconWhistleblowing Policy.pdf
Whistle blowing policy example from UK Athletics.
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconSample Confidentiality Policy.docx
Example of a Confidentiality Policy that may sit within a staff handbook.
Related Links:
Employee Handbook Basics
A basic guide to employee handbooks. Why do it? and what should be included?
Acknowledgment form
The importance that all employee read and understand the handbook. Example of an acknowledgment form for employees to sign.
Tools for creating and Handbook
A short guide that introduce tools needed when writing or updating and organisations employee handbook.
The role of a HR function in an Organisation
Explaining the role a Human Resource function should have in an organisation.
Why having an HR policy and how to introduce it?
Resource that explaines the need for a HR policy and how such could be introduced in a organisation.
HR and Employment
A good resource from NVCO that explained the issues of HR and Employment by topics.
Introduction to Whistle Blowing
Short resource that explain the basics of whistle blowing in an orgnisation.
Protection of Whistleblowers
How an organisation can protect employees that choose to make use of whitsle blowing.
Workplace wrongdoing
Why whistle blowing could be effective in discovering workplace wrongdoings.
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