Workforce, HR and Employment

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn how to manage volunteers and what their legal status is, what you need to consider to start recruiting or any other issues about the workforce, human resources and employment, using the documents on this page.

HR and Employment Publications

For more detailed information on all employment and workforce issues visit our related HR and Employment publications.

Information centre

The UK Workforce Hub helps third sector organisations make the best of their paid staff, volunteers and trustees through workforce development.

There is also up-to-date information, codes of practice and independent advice available from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) website.

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) website has a useful section on employment matters.

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2. Diversity and Equal Opportunities
3. Health and Safety
4. Legal and Regulatory Issues
5. Managing Volunteers
6. Recruitment
7. Renumeration
8. Rights and Benefits
9. Termination of Employment
10. Terms, Conditions and Contracts
11. Performance, Training and Development
12. Workforce Relations
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