HR Health Check

Recruitment

Those involved in recruitment know how to draw up job adverts, make selections and complete job interviews in a way which will not leave you open to claims of discrimination.
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Our job application forms are legally compliant.
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We make checks to ensure candidates are eligible to work in the UK.
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I obtain references for new employees.
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I always ensure any written job offer is subject to the completion of a successful “probationary” period.
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We have reviewed our recruitment and onboarding procedures around “day one “ rights to ensure we comply with the legal changes in April 2020
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Contracts of Employment/Policies

We ensure that we issue a written statement of particulars or a legally compliant contract of employment on or before day one of employment.
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Our contracts/written particulars contain key terms including:
• The right to temporarily lay employees off
• The right to make deductions from salaries
• The right to make reasonable changes to the contract
• The recovery of training costs
• The right to be "auto-enrolled" into a pension
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We have reviewed our contracts and/or written particulars following the changes to law in April 2020
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Our apprentices are issued an apprenticeship agreement.
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We have a staff handbook which includes all our main policies.
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Our staff handbook contains key policies ensuring we comply with:
• The Equality Act 2010
• The Bribery Act 2010
• The ACAS code on discipline and grievance (revised)
• The Modern Slavery Act 2015
• Data Protection including the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
• Parental Bereavement Rights
• Mental health and stress

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We have our written particulars/contracts of employment checked and updated annually.
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Pay and Annual Leave

All employees receive at least the minimum wage or living wage.
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All employees are issued with itemised pay-slips.
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All “workers” are now issued itemised pay-slips (in-line with Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) Order 2018.
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Our male and female employees are paid equally for the same work.
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We operate a sick-pay scheme or we only pay Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
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We have written consent to enable employees to work more than 48 hours a week.
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We ensure all employees get a minimum of 28 days holiday leave a year (including normal bank holidays).
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We ensure part-timers get the same holiday entitlement as full timers (pro rata).
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We take into account overtime when calculating holiday pay.
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Discipline and Grievance Procedures, Dismissal and Redundancy

We have written policies for handling discipline and grievance which comply with the ACAS code of practice.
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We review our Discipline and Grievance procedures annually to ensure they are compliant.
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We have issued the written discipline and grievance polices to all employees.
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We ensure that all employees involved in handling discipline and grievance procedures are adequately trained.
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We have access to professional advice when handling discipline, grievance or dismissal.
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We have a written capability procedure we use when dealing with capability issues.
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We have a written redundancy policy.
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We ensure that all employees involved in making decisions to dismiss (including redundancy) are adequately trained.
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Discrimination in the workplace

We ensure all those dealing with staff are fully aware of the legal responsibilities over equality and unlawful discrimination in the workplace.
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We ensure all those dealing with staff are aware of how to spot bullying and harassment and how to deal with it.
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Time off work

We have a written policy covering the right to time off for emergencies.
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We have a written policy for dealing with all other absence including, ante-natal appointments, trade union duties, jury service, dental and medical appointments.
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We have a written policy covering the procedures to follow if someone is off sick.
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We have written policies covering the procedures to follow if an employee wants to book a holiday.
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We measure sickness absence.
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We complete “back to work” interviews following all periods of sickness.
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We have a written policy on how we deal with bereavement and this has been reviewed following the changes to law in April 2020
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Working Parents and Carers

We are fully aware of the rights and entitlements of working parents and carers.
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We have clear policies covering:
• Paternity leave
• Maternity leave
• Shared parental leave
• Parental leave
• The right to request flexible working
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Our policies have been updated to cover the changes to flexible working and shared parental leave.
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Managing Performance

We undertake regular reviews of performance with all of our employees at least annually.
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All our employees have written job roles.
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Employment Status

We have individuals undertaking work that are “self-employed”.
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We have individuals undertake work that may be “workers” and not “employees”.
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We review employment status at least annually.
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We use agency staff and have reviewed our processes following the changes to law in April 2020
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The E.U.

We have ensured that our E.U. employees have applied for settled status.
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Data Protection

We have up to date paperwork to help comply with GDPR including privacy notices and policies
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ICE (Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations

We comply with our requirements under ICE Regulations.
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Updates

We receive regular employment law and HR updates.
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