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Staff Code of Conduct

Hi,

I currently work in a special school for children aged between 3-19 years old who have interaction & communication difficulties including Autism. Staff work very closely with the pupils by doing intensive interaction as well as…

Started by Lisa Irving in HR Policy, Employment Law, and Workplace Matters

2 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Mar 22

Insight into what other organisations do to support employees on the approach to retirement

Hi everyone,

I'm doing a peice of work to think about how we support employees who are close to reaching retirement age, to reduce their hours in the approach to retirement and effectively transfer their knowledge and skills to other…

Started by Sarah Owen in Performance Management, Change Management, and HR Policy

3 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Mar 8

Study Books

I want to get a couple of text books to support my Level 5 Diploma course I am starting on 1 April. I hear Armstrong's Handbook of HRM is a must have. Any other suggestions greatly…

Started by Lisa Hodgkiss in Being An Effective Practitioner, Talent & Resourcing, and Performance Management

3 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Mar 4

Assoc CIPD after name......

Hi everyone

New here and have a question. Forgive me if someone else has asked this before but I can't see it.

Why does the level 3 and level 5 certificate or diploma all have the same Assoc CIPD initials after your name? Why is…

Started by Lisa Hodgkiss in HR Policy and The Fun Factory

7 Replies · Reply by Gary Norris Apr 12

Pre-agreed Holiday prior to Starting Work - does it come out of an employee's leave entitlement?

Hi all,

I have just started in my new HR role and one question i've been asked is an employee query with regards to holiday that was pre-agreed before joining the company. the Employee seems to think this shouldn't come out of their annual…

Started by Sophie Gibbin in HR Policy

11 Replies · Reply by Lauren Frisby Apr 10

Employee Handbook

Hi - I'm currently in the process of updating our Company Employee Handbook, could anybody advise what the legal requirements are, what summary of policies need to be covered.

Thanks

Jeni

Started by Jennifer Smith in HR Policy, Employment Law, and Workplace Matters

0 Replies

Letter template for granted leave of absence

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a letter template for the approval of a granted leave of absence. This letter will be from the employer to the employee (I can only seem to find templates in regards to the…

Started by Jacqui in HR Policy

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New to HR, best way to enhance general knowledge and stay up to date?

Hi All,

I am an apprentice and I have recently started working towards my Level 3 CIPD role and I have just started a Human Resources Administrator role. I have never worked in HR before and I am looking for ways to expand my general…

Started by Roxanne Parrish in Being An Effective Practitioner, HR Policy, and Workplace Matters

9 Replies · Reply by Ady Howes Feb 26

Redundancy for 20+ where staff have under 2 years service

I would value some advice.

We face potential loss of a contract which would mean we need to dismiss a staff team of c25. None have 2 year's service. Several are still on probation. Only 6 have over a year of service.

I…

Started by Anne green in HR Policy

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Request for Part Time Working hours following Maternity

Hi folks,

Some help please.

Would anyone have a template or form of words they could direct me to that would provide a comprehensive case for an employee moving from Full time to part time hours following maternity.

The…

Started by Conor O'Neill in HR Policy and Employment Law

1 Reply · Reply by Karys Eagle Feb 10