Good practice manual

Clear, simply written guidance on good practice in HR and people management.

This tool:

Examines and explains the policies and practices used by high-performing organisations to engage their staff, deliver business objectives and outperform the competition.
Includes case studies to provide a practical addition to the guidance.

New and updated

Supporting pregnant employees and new mothers

Updated to reflect that childcare voucher schemes are closed to new entrants from 4 October 2018.
Supporting fathers

Updated to reflect that childcare voucher schemes are closed to new entrants from 4 October 2018.
Gender

Updated to include information on the Government Equalities Office guidance on dress codes, and the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code that requires companies to report the gender balance of leadership teams.
Mediation

Updated to include information on the findings of the CEDR 2018 mediation audit.
Managing mental health

Good practice guidance covering steps for employers to follow to help ensure a mentally healthy workplace, and the business case for taking action on the mental health of the workforce.
Health benefits

Good practice guidance on health benefits, including the business case for investing in employee health benefits, which benefits are available, and what employers need to consider when providing the most common benefits to employees.
Bribery

Updated with further information on the data protection implications of monitoring employees’ emails.
Disability

Updated to include current terminology, additional good practice guidance and information to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation. See Disability: Updated good practice guidance.
People analytics

Updated to take account of the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.
Assessment centres

Updated to take account of the automated decision-making rules under the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

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