Model policies: The complete list

Our popular Policies and procedures tool provides an unparalleled selection of model policies to help you create and maintain a staff handbook for your organisation.

Appearance and behaviour

• Dress and appearance policy
• Personal relationships at work policy
• Political activity at work policy
• Work-related social events policy

Capability, disciplinary and grievance

• Disciplinary procedure
• Grievance procedure
• Performance improvement procedure

Data protection

• Data protection policy
• Processing special category personal data and criminal records data policy

Dispute resolution

• Acas early conciliation policy
• Mediation policy

Employee wellbeing

• Alcohol or drug misuse policy
• Employee assistance programme policy
• Health and wellbeing policy
• Menopause policy
• Menstruation (period) policy
• Supporting staff experiencing domestic abuse policy

Equality diversity and inclusion (EDI)

• Anti-harassment and anti-bullying policy
• Assistance dogs at work policy
• Equal pay policy
• Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policy
• Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) statement for job advert (short form)
• Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) statement (long form)
• Global anti-harassment and anti-bullying policy
• Neurodiversity policy (New)
• Supporting employees with HIV and AIDS policy
• Supporting religious observance at work policy
• Transgender and non-binary equality policy

Family-friendly rights

Adoption leave

• Adoption leave policy (adoption from overseas)
• Adoption leave policy (adoption within UK)

Bereavement

• Parental bereavement leave policy
• Supporting bereaved employees policy
• Supporting employees experiencing pregnancy loss policy

Carers

• Carers policy (final draft reflecting introduction of carer's leave)
• Supporting foster carers policy

Maternity leave

• Breastfeeding/expressing milk policy
• Maternity leave policy

Paternity leave

• Ordinary parental leave policy
• Paternity leave policy

Shared parental leave

• Shared parental leave policy (adoption)
• Shared parental leave policy (birth)

Flexible working

• Compressed hours policy
• Flexible working requests policy
• Flexitime policy
• Global flexible working policy
• Hybrid working policy
• Permanent homeworking policy
• Shift-swap policy

Health and safety

• Accident investigation policy
• Alcohol and drug testing policy
• Control of substances hazardous to health policy
• Display screen equipment policy
• Eye and eyesight testing policy
• First-aid policy
• Hazard identification and risk assessment policy
• Health and safety induction training policy
• Health and safety policy statement
• Infectious diseases at work policy
• Lone working policy
• Manual handling policy
• Personal protective equipment policy
• Safe car travel policy
• Safe overseas travel policy
• Smoking policy
• Violence/aggression at work policy
• Work equipment policy

Holiday and holiday pay

• Buying and selling holiday policy
• Duvet day policy
• Holiday policy
• Religious holidays policy

Pay and benefits

• Allocation of tips policy (New)
• Bonuses policy
• Company car policy
• Employee of the month policy
• Expenses policy
• Loans policy
• Long-service awards policy
• Pay review policy
• Payroll-giving policy
• Relocation assistance policy

Protecting your business

• Anti-bribery policy
• Second job policy
• Stop and search policy
• Use of company property policy
• Whistleblowing policy

Recruitment

• Employing workers from overseas policy
• Onboarding policy
• Probation policy
• Recruitment of people who have criminal record policy
• Recruitment policy
• Employee referral bonus scheme policy
• Safeguarding: Recruiting people to work with children and/or vulnerable adults policy
• Use of agency workers policy
• Work experience policy

Redundancy

• Electing employee representatives procedure (collective redundancy consultation)
• Enhanced redundancy payments policy
• Redundancy policy

References

• Giving references policy

Retirement

• Pre-retirement training policy
• Retirement policy (no compulsory retirement age)
• Retirement policy (compulsory retirement age)

Secondment

• International assignments policy

Sickness and sick pay

• Long-term sickness absence policy
• Obtaining medical reports policy
• Short-term sickness absence policy

Specific events and incidents

• Dealing with worker's death policy
• Severe weather and disruptions to public transport policy
• Sporting events policy

Technology and employee monitoring

• Mobile telephone use and driving policy
• Use of AI chatbots at work policy
• Use of CCTV policy
• Use of email, instant messaging and internet at work policy
• Use of hand-held or portable electronic devices policy
• Use of mobile phones at work policy
• Use of personal devices for work/bringing your own device to work policy
• Use of social media policy
• Vehicle tracking policy

Time off work

• Career breaks policy
• Compassionate leave policy
• Employing reservists policy
• Fertility treatment policy
• Jury service policy
• Sabbatical leave policy
• Time off for dependants policy
• Time off for domestic emergencies policy
• Time off for surgery policy
• Time off for employee representatives policy
• Time off for health and safety representatives policy
• Time off for medical and dental appointments policy
• Time off for occupational pension scheme trustees policy
• Time off for public duties policy
• Time off for trade union learning representatives policy

Trade union

• Trade union derecognition procedure
• Trade union recognition procedure

Training and development

• Career planning policy
• Mentoring policy
• Requests in relation to study or training policy
• Training and development policy

Transfer of undertakings

• Electing employee representatives procedure (informing and consulting on TUPE transfer)

Variation of contract

• Varying terms and conditions procedure

Volunteering

• Volunteer leave policy

Working hours

• Overtime and time off in lieu policy
• Timekeeping policy
• Unauthorised absence policy
• Working hours policy