HR resources

HR and employment practice resources:

• Case studies from a wide range of voluntary and community organisations, discussing a variety of employment practice issues so you can learn from the experiences of others.
• Equality Act 2010 overview.
• Good Guide to Employment Templates and Factsheets: Based on the popular publication, these are intended to help you with the development of policies, job descriptions and good diversity practice - and many more. 
• Information on hosting graduate interns and work experience placements in your organisation.
• HRBank: A collection of free sample policies and job descriptions, donated by voluntary and community organisations. These are available for you to download and tailor to your own needs.
• HR 'How to' Guides on a variety of topics, including conducting a 360 degree appraisal and avoiding redundancies in a recession.
• HR links to organisations that can help you with your queries.
• HR resources and services both by topic and region.
• Training Needs Analysis: a complete step by step guide to understanding the training needs of your organisation.
• Voluntary sector workforce: facts and figures. 
• Workforce Wheel: This is an outcomes tool which aims to help organisations understand where they want to get to as they grow into their into their full potential.

Job search

• Advertise or browse jobs in the sector on our Charity Jobs pages
• Advertise or find a trustee vacancies in our Trustee Bank
• Working For A Charity run a series of training courses aimed at those who are either new to the sector or considering a move into it.

Legal package for NCVO members

NCVO has teamed up with LawWorks to provide our members with an exclusive package of legal services and information. Including: 

• Free quick guide to finding free and low-cost sources of legal advice, as well as tips on getting the best value for money when you do need to pay.
• Free legal quick-query surgery - for general legal questions about employment, data protection, intellectual property or company law.
• Free legal assistance for small organisations with an annual turnover of under £500,000.
• Request assistance from a lawyer on a short, fixed project or a specific piece of legal advice (open to registered charities of any size).

Find out more about NCVO membership.

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