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Part time Workers & Bank Holiday Entitlements

Hi, I wonder if someone could clarify why part time workers who chose to only work Tuesday & Wednesday are entitled to additional days to compensate for them 'missing out' on bank holidays? Personally, I think this is wrong but is it something they a

Started by Nadine Hirst in HR Policy

1 Reply · Reply by Sarah Loates Apr 1, 2015

Travel Expenses and changes

Hi all,

Our expense section in contracts reads

EXPENSES

You will be reimbursed for all reasonable travel, accommodation, entertainment, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred on authorised business subject to the production of such receipts or other

Started by Ian Dalton in HR Policy

4 Replies · Reply by Ian Dalton Mar 25, 2015

Sickness and Absenteeism Policy

Any suggestions?

My employer has a sickness and absenteeism policy that does not link periods of absence to potential disciplinary action.

Speaking to group members, this is unusual. Could the community please give me some ideas on how you have achieve

Started by Gordon West in HR Policy and Workplace Matters

2 Replies · Reply by Debbie Jane Firth Mar 31, 2015

Graduate Policy wanted

We are at the assessment stage for our new graduate program that starts in September.

The specific thing that I am looking for is a Graduate Policy, one which covers expenses, accommodation, locations, attendance.. all the basic information but roll

Started by Maggie Withington in HR Policy

2 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Mar 27, 2015

Company Car Policy

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for some advice with regards to Company Cars particularly for Part Time Workers. Currently, we ask employees who work less than 35 hours per week to contribute to the cost of their company car on their non-working days. We ha

Started by Amy Spence in HR Policy and Employment Law

1 Reply · Reply by Sarah Loates Mar 30, 2015

Relocation Packages

Good Morning fellow DPG members,

As an organisation we are growing rapidly and now need a relocation package to help new employees joining us from different countries/ regions. Would love to hear from you if your company has a policy on this and what

Started by Mrs Denise Hamilton in HR Policy

2 Replies · Reply by Carol Entwistle Mar 13, 2015

Maternity Leave Policies

Hi all,

I was wondering if a few of you would mind sharing your company's maternity leave policy?

Essentially, a few of our employees have mentioned that our organisation's maternity pay is not all that generous, despite it being the better out of the

Started by Kate Whitehead in HR Policy

11 Replies · Reply by Debbie Jane Firth Mar 17, 2015

Absence Management Training and Case Studies

Hi All,

I am on a project team to work on our company's current absence management policies and procedures across the UK.

I am looking to attend a workshop on absence management, ideally with case studies to learn from other organisations.

Can anyone re

Started by Sarah McMasters in HR Policy

0 Replies

Recruitment Agency Fees - are employees liable?

Hi All,

There is a clause in our Offer of Employment letter that states if an employee leaves our organisation within the first 12 months of employment as a result of misconduct, poor performance or resignation then the organisation will recoup the fe

Started by Jane Madden in HR Policy

6 Replies · Reply by Marco Capelli Jan 25, 2015

Shared Parental Leave

Hi,

I was just wondering how other businesses are approaching the shared parental leave changes that happen in April?

Do you pay an enhanced rate to those on maternity leave - if so - are you going to apply this to the other parent too?

Would love to h

Started by Joanna Warburton in HR Policy

8 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Oct 7, 2016

Devolving HR management to the lowest level

I'm interested to know if, from a business perspective, the human resources of an organisation can be effectively and efficiently managed if responsibility for this task is devolved to line management?

The reason for this question is to understand if

Started by Leigh Harrison in HR Policy

0 Replies

Policies & Handbooks

Hi All,

I am looking to revise all of our company policies and employee handbooks on a global scale. Ideally I would like all handbooks for each subsidiary to be identical however customised to fit that particular location. The jurisdictions I am tal

Started by Lorraine Stubbs in HR Policy

3 Replies · Reply by Debbie Jane Firth Nov 28, 2014

Letter Template

Hi All,

Would anyone have a letter template for agreement between employer/employee to say that company will pay for employee educational course providing he/she completes and passes the course. If not, the employee will reimburse the company based o

Started by Lorraine Stubbs in HR Policy

2 Replies · Reply by Debbie Jane Firth Nov 18, 2014

Company Sick Pay Policy

We are currently reviewing our policy on sick pay. At the moment we only offer SSP, but in some instances have paid people at the line manager's discretion. I would love to hear from others as to how your company handles sick pay. Do you have a set a

Started by Mrs Denise Hamilton in HR Policy

2 Replies · Reply by Mrs Denise Hamilton Nov 14, 2014

Policy & Procedure writing best practice

Hi all

I'm currently assisting my Business Partner in drafting new policies and procedures (two companies have recently merged and we need a new policy & procedure to fit the new, larger organisation). We are particularly focussing on Employee Relati

Started by Jillian Tansey in HR Policy

5 Replies · Reply by Debbie Jane Firth Nov 3, 2014

Disclosing reason for sickness

Hello,

I work as an HR manager for a children's activity holiday company (school trips largely). Generally we have a strong line manager system that staff are happy with. We have an employee that has had a reasonable amount of sickness absence but ref

Started by Anna Rogers in HR Policy, Employment Law, and Workplace Matters

4 Replies · Reply by Jessie Willis Aug 25, 2022

Practicing HR in the USA

I am going to be starting my CIPD Level 5 in 6 weeks. In the next couple of years I may be moving to the United States of America. I wish to be able to practice HR and work as an HR Advisor while I am there as I will be there for 5 years or more.

Is a

Started by Philip Hawkins in Being An Effective Practitioner, HR Policy, and Employment Law

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Reading List and Learning Resources - Pre-start to Level 5 HR Management Course

I am due to start my Level 5 HR Management Course in 6 weeks time and I am interested to know if there are any recommended learning resources I can access either here or elsewhere than can set me up to get a head start before my course begins.

Any sug

Started by Philip Hawkins in Being An Effective Practitioner, Talent & Resourcing, and Performance Management

2 Replies · Reply by Angela Lambert Sep 11, 2014

HR processes audit

Hi all, in the last couple of years we've updated/introduced new processes for things like absence management and performance management. They've been going for more than a year now so we'd really like to go out into the workplace and audit how these

Started by Clare Gorvett in HR Policy

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Absence payment at managers discretion

Having just recently joined my company 4 months ago , they currently have in place SSP for absence but full pay at manager discretion . I feel this is open to interpretation and will lead to issues down the line . The company does not want to put

Started by Jacqueline Black in HR Policy

2 Replies · Reply by Jacqueline Black Aug 19, 2014