The Employer's Handbook 2009-10: An Essential Guide to Employment Law, Personnel Policies, and Procedures, 6th Edition

Copyright......Page 5
Table of contents......Page 14
AIM OF THIS BOOK......Page 26
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS......Page 27
COMPANY SIZE......Page 30
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 31
Acknowledgements......Page 19
DECIDING WHETHER TO RECRUIT......Page 32
PREPARING A JOB DESCRIPTION......Page 33
PREPARING A PERSON SPECIFICATION......Page 35
HOW TO RECRUIT......Page 37
APPLICATION FORM OR CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)?......Page 41
E-RECRUITMENT......Page 43
INTERVIEWING......Page 45
OTHER SELECTION METHODS......Page 50
AVOIDING DISCRIMINATION IN SELECTION......Page 53
MAKING A JOB OFFER......Page 56
TAKING UP REFERENCES......Page 62
MEDICAL REPORTS......Page 64
REJECTING CANDIDATES......Page 65
EMPLOYMENT OF OFFENDERS......Page 66
EMPLOYMENT OF OVERSEAS NATIONALS......Page 68
ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION ACT 2006......Page 70
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 71
DECIDING WHETHER SOMEONE IS AN EMPLOYEE......Page 72
STATEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT PARTICULARS......Page 76
SPECIFIC CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES......Page 82
TYPES OF CONTRACT......Page 86
AMENDING CONTRACTS......Page 88
APPENDIX: SPECIMEN SERVICE AGREEMENT......Page 89
DECIDING HOW MUCH TO PAY......Page 104
JOB EVALUATION......Page 106
HOW PAY IS MADE UP......Page 117
PAY STRUCTURES......Page 119
BONUSES......Page 123
THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE......Page 124
DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT REGULATIONS 2002......Page 125
DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY......Page 126
TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE......Page 127
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 128
4 Employee benefi ts......Page 133
STAKEHOLDER PENSIONS......Page 134
CARS......Page 142
FLEXIBLE BENEFITS......Page 143
TAXATION OF BENEFITS......Page 149
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 150
THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS......Page 156
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 174
APPENDIX 1: CIPFA – OBJECTIVE SETTING ANDDEVELOPMENT SCHEME. A GUIDE FOR STAFF......Page 182
APPENDIX 2: ABC UK — COMPETENCY LEVELS ANDDEFINITIONS......Page 194
PLANNED ABSENCES......Page 202
REDUCING UNPLANNED ABSENCES......Page 205
PAY DURING ABSENCE......Page 212
DEALING WITH PERSISTENT ABSENCE......Page 215
COMPANY HEALTH CHECK......Page 217
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 218
TIME OFF FOR ANTENATAL CARE......Page 219
MATERNITY LEAVE......Page 220
STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY (SMP)......Page 224
MATERNITY POLICY......Page 225
ADOPTION LEAVE......Page 229
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 230
WORKING TIME REGULATIONS 1998......Page 231
TIME OFF IN LIEU OF OVERTIME (TOIL)......Page 235
ANNUAL HOLIDAYS......Page 236
SUNDAY WORKING......Page 237
FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS......Page 238
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 245
9 Writing a staff handbook......Page 246
WELCOME TO THE COMPANY......Page 247
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT......Page 248
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE......Page 252
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION......Page 253
RESTRICTIONS DURING AND AFTER EMPLOYMENT......Page 254
COMPANY PROPERTY......Page 255
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY......Page 256
SMOKING AT WORK......Page 257
HARASSMENT POLICY (see also Chapter 13)......Page 258
OTHER MATTERS......Page 259
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 260
PERSONNEL RECORDS......Page 261
DATA PROTECTION......Page 262
MONITORING OF E-MAILS AND TELEPHONE CALLS......Page 267
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 269
CHANGES IN RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 270
CHANGES TO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE......Page 271
CHANGES TO PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES......Page 272
INTRODUCING PARTICIPATION......Page 273
RELOCATION......Page 274
BUSINESS TRANSFERS......Page 275
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 278
DISCIPLINARY RULES......Page 280
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE......Page 286
CONDUCTING A DISCIPLINARY HEARING......Page 295
TAKING DISCIPLINARY ACTION......Page 298
SPECIFIC DISCIPLINARY SITUATIONS......Page 302
APPEALS AGAINST DISCIPLINARY ACTION......Page 305
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 307
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE......Page 308
BULLYING AND HARASSMENT......Page 312
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 317
DISMISSAL WITH NOTICE......Page 318
COUNTER NOTICE......Page 319
PAY IN LIEU OF NOTICE......Page 320
TERMINATION WITHOUT NOTICE......Page 321
DATE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT......Page 322
AVOIDING UNFAIR DISMISSAL......Page 323
WRONGFUL DISMISSAL......Page 325
TYPES OF DISMISSAL......Page 326
GIVING REFERENCES......Page 342
EXIT INTERVIEWS......Page 343
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 344
15 Dealing with tribunal cases......Page 346
HOW TO DEFEND A CLAIM......Page 347
COMPENSATION FOR UNFAIR DISMISSAL......Page 348
REVIEW OF A TRIBUNAL’S DECISION......Page 349
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 363
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY......Page 364
SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES......Page 365
SAFETY COMMITTEES......Page 367
MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY......Page 368
REPORTING OF INJURIES, DISEASES AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES......Page 369
HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS......Page 371
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 372
THE ROLE OF A TRADE UNION......Page 373
RECOGNIZING A TRADE UNION......Page 374
EMPLOYEES’ UNION RIGHTS......Page 378
LOCAL TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES OR SHOP STEWARDS......Page 379
PROVIDING INFORMATION TO TRADE UNIONS......Page 380
HANDLING DISPUTES......Page 381
FURTHER INFORMATION......Page 384
Glossary......Page 385
Useful addresses......Page 388
Index......Page 392
Index of advertisers......Page 401