Staff Handbook Employment Policies

This selection of Employment and Staff Handbook Policies provides employers with a comprehensive range of HR policies which can be used on their own or incorporated into a Staff Handbook. Policies need to be adapted to match the culture and size of the organisation. All these employment policies have been drafted, regularly reviewed and updated by HR Professionals and solicitors to remain compliant with current legislation and good practice.

In addition to this selection of templates a number of policies commonly included in Staff Handbooks can be downloaded from separate sections of Simply-Docs which include supporting/complementary templates to the relevant policies:

Disciplinary Policy and Procedure
Sickness And Absence Policy
Maternity, Paternity, Adoption Policies etc.
Recruitment Policy
Flexible Working Policy
Home Working Policy
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Equal Opportunities, Diversity & Discrimination

The range of templates within Equal Opportunities, Diversity & Discrimination work together to form a toolkit for businesses to manage diversity and discrimination in the workplace and help ensure compliance with the relevant legislation, and specifically the Equality Act. The templates enable an organisation to define its equality standards, handle complaints fairly, monitor pay objectively and manage disability issues lawfully, creating a defensible, evidence-based approach to equal opportunities and diversity through the employer/employee relationship.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy Templates

Help protect staff and productivity with Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy Templates. Choice of policies provides rules for issues such as alcohol and substance misuse, (no) smoking and support for lone working, mental health and stress, and menopause. These templates help employers manage risks, demonstrate a proactive duty of care, and signpost reasonable adjustments.

Conduct, Conflicts and Workplace Standards Policies

Set expectations of how employees should behave at work and avoid conflicts of interest with the Conduct, Conflicts and Workplace Standards templates. Policies on dress and appearance, personal relationships, political activity, work-related social events, outside business interests and employee searches create clarity around behaviour on and off duty, reducing ambiguity and reputational risk.

Employment Terms, Pay, Timekeeping & Retention Policies

The selection of Employment Terms, Pay, Timekeeping & Retention Policies help to build consistency around remuneration, zero-hours arrangements, notice periods, timekeeping, weather disruption and retention practices. These documents help HR and managers make clear and defensible decisions.

Short Term Leave and Time Off Policies

Keep absence fair and manageable with comprehensive Short Term Leave and Time Off Policies. Templates cover emergency and carers’ leave, compassionate/bereavement leave, medical and dental appointments and religious observance. Each policy outlines eligibility, how to request time off and how managers should record it—supporting accurate payroll and fairness across teams.

Communications, Internet and Devices Policy Templates

The selection of Communications, Internet and Devices Policies help to define acceptable use for email, internet and social media; set rules for mobile phones and BYOD; or adopt a combined policy for simplicity. Clear, accessible wording helps employees understand boundaries and safeguards data and reputation.

Staff Data Protection and Privacy Templates

Employers must protect employees privacy and treat employees personal data lawfully. This suite of employee privacy documents include a staff data protection policy (and also a short-form alternative) and a subject access request form. These templates, accompanied by a more comprehensive selection of data protection templates, can also be downloaded from Employee Data Protection and the UK GDPR.

Information and Employee Consultation Templates

Employers are encouraged to "give employees a voice". Download the Policy and Agreement to structure consultation processes, improve engagement and meet statutory duties where applicable.

Expenses and Vehicle Policy Templates

Private car use, provision of company cars, and entitlement to expense claims are best managed by written and consistent policies which set out responsibilities and entitlements for company cars or private car allowance, supporting safe, cost-effective travel and clean expense claims.

Corporate Responsibility Policy Templates

This selection of Corporate Responsibility Policies includes environmental, whistleblowing, anti-bribery, modern slavery, ethics and hospitality/gifts policies. These standalone corporate policies are widely applied to support tender responses, ESG reporting and website disclosures.

Employees must be made aware of your policies at the start of their employment and, during the course of their employment, these must be readily accessible to all employees. Hard copies can be given to employees or put on notice boards, or circulated by email or placed on an intranet.

Company Staff Handbook policies must be consistently applied in order to be effective. Small organisations generally only need a few employment policies and procedures but, as the organisation grows, the need for additional employment policies tends to increase.

All HR policies should be reviewed and updated regularly in order to ensure compliance with current legal requirements.

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