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It is becoming increasingly necessary for employers to have some sort of plan with regard to how they treat people at work and how such treatment relates to how they wish the business to perform.
It is a proven fact that people perform better and are more reliable and enthusiastic if they are reasonably happy and satisfied while at work. Having clear written statements (policies, practices and procedures) which are available and are fully understood by employees will contribute greatly to the creation of a high performance environment.
The guidelines developed by  will help employers to create a positive and proactive environment, they are easily followed and cover the key issues for most businesses.
The following is a sample of HR policy and procedural information provides:
Change Management
Recruitment & Selection
- Overview of the recruitment process
- Job analysis
- Job evaluation
- Employment requisition
- Job description and personnel specification
- Sourcing candidates
- CVs/job applications and assessment
- Interview preparation and how to conduct an interview
- Candidate assessment and reference checking
- Advising successful and unsuccessful candidates
- Developing a remuneration package and negotiating the package
- Employment contracts for different categories of employees, for example full-time, part-time and fixed-term
Induction Training
Probation
Personnel Records
Data Protection
Remuneration
- Employee pay and reward
- Employee benefits (financial and non financial) such as pensions, health insurance, company cars and extra holidays
- Minimum wage
- Sick pay schemes
Working Hours
- Normal working hours
- Break times
- Night working
- Flexible working
- Part-time working
Employee Leave
- Annual leave
- Public holidays
- Statutory leave, such as maternity, parental, force majeure, adoptive, carer's
- Absence due to sickness, illness or injury
- Other types of leave, for example study leave and career breaks
- Absenteeism and absence management
Safety, Health & Welfare
- Safety at work
- Prepare a safety statement
- Definitions of bullying and harassment
- Investigate allegations of bullying and harassment
- Anti smoking policy
- Safe driving policy
- First aid, noise exposure, working with VDU's (Visual Display Units) and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
- Pandemics, such as bird flu
- Occupational and mental health
- Stress management
- Health & Safety Authority (HSA)
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB)
Performance Management
- Managing employee performance
- Appraisals systems
- Conducting appraisals training
- Implementation and feedback
Training & Development
- Training overview
- Training process
- Training needs analysis
- Investigating training needs
- Develop a training policy/plan
- Training methods and delivery of training
- Sourcing and selecting trainers
- Coaching and mentoring
- Management development
- Succession training
- Secondment
- Evaluation of training
Equality and cultural diversity
- Ensuring fairness and equality for all employees
- Equality Authority
- Equality Tribunal
Employee Relations
- Motivation
- Leadership
- Communication
- Psychological contract
- Ethics
- Trade unions
- Work/life balance
- Family friendly policies
Social Partnership
Industrial Relations
- Laws of natural justice
- Grievance and disciplinary procedures
- The process of conducting an investigation
- National Employment Rights Authority (NERA)
- Labour Relations Commission
- Rights Commissioner
- Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)
- Labour Court
Termination of Employment
- Resignation
- Dismissal
- Retirement
- Statutory redundancy and collective redundancies
- Short time working and lay-off
- Exit interviews
- Outplacement
- Providing References
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