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

Managing mental health

Updated to include case studies about the mental health initiatives implemented by two organisations.
Managing the process following a selection decision

Updated to reflect the introduction of online right to work checks, effective from 28 January 2019.
Employee recognition

Updated to include information on how recognition can encourage innovation and creativity.
Gender

Updated to include information on the latest gender pay gap figures, the 2018 Hampton-Alexander review, and recent research and current practice on gender equality and diversity.
Transgender employees

Updated to reflect current terminology, recent research and additional good practice guidance.
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.
Mediation

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

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