HR and employment practice: by topic
This section contains an overview of the core things you need to be aware of when managing staff and volunteers.
If you are looking to further your understanding of legislation surrounding employment practice, or are experiencing a problem in a particular area, the information below may be of help.
Topics:
Contracts, Terms and Conditions of Employment
Information on annualised hours, fixed-term and short-term contracts, casual employment and sample contracts for services or consultancy.
Discipline and Grievance
This section includes information on disciplinary procedures and investigations, as well as information on statutory procedures, grievances and much more.
Employee Rights and Benefits
Including Flexible working arrangements, job-sharing, parental leave and employment tribunals.
Employee Surveys
Advice on planning and running an employee survey, including information on phrasing questions, formal and informal surveys and using external suppliers.
Equality
This section covers both equal opportunities legislation and best practice around diversity and equality.
Health and Safety
Includes an overview of health and safety laws, practices and systems, as well as a guide to directors' responsibilities for health and safety.
Managing Volunteers
Information on the legal status of volunteers, finding and recruiting volunteers and providing training training volunteers, and more.
Pay and Remuneration
Information on creating a salary policy, minimum wages for employees, pay statements and National Indsurance, and more.
Recruitment
Includes legal legislation on recruitment law, guidelines on recruitment and an example policy statement on recruitment.
Termination of Employment
Information on redundancy, wrongful dismissal, resignation and rights upon dismissal.
Workforce Planning and Strategy
Effective HR strategy depends on planning in four key areas.
- Post to:
Advice and support
- Funding and finance
- Coping with cuts
- Addressing needs
- Strategy
- Impact
- Managing change
- Planning for the future
- Involving people
- Public Service Delivery
- Governance and leadership
- Compact Advocacy programme
- Campaigning and influencing policy
- Collaborative working
- ICT (information and communication technology)
- Climate change
- Infrastructure
- Innovation
- People, HR and employment
Free HR advice service for NCVO members
All NCVO member organisations can access 30 minutes of free HR advice per month over the telephone through PEACe HR advice service from LVSC, in association with Russell Cooke Solicitors.
This service is available Monday – Thursday 10am to 4pm.
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