Human Resources Policies And Procedures
A human resources policies and procedures set grows by accretion. Something goes wrong, a policy is written, and nothing is ever retired.
A smaller set, properly maintained, is worth considerably more. The ones that carry direct obligations for an Australian employer are a short list. Work health and safety. Equal employment opportunity, including harassment and bullying. Code of conduct. Privacy and handling of personal information. Complaints and grievances. Incident reporting.
Beyond those, leave, flexible work, expenses, company property and remote work are all genuinely useful, and none of them is where the liability actually sits.
A set of forty policies that barely a third of your people have acknowledged is worth considerably less than a set of eight that everybody has actually read.
The Fair Work Ombudsman publishes workplace policy guidance. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.
See Sentrient’s HR policy templates and policy management software.
The Importance Of HR Management Policies And Procedures
Businesses deploy policies and procedures to provide their employees with insights into how to conduct themselves, whom to contact in case of emergency, how to perform their tasks, etc. Organisations from all industries are required to deploy HR policies by law, and failing to do so can increase non-compliance costs. Human resource management policies and […]
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