Summary Across the UK, the voluntary sector is a significant employer, employing over 1 million people,SCVO welcomes the Employment Rights Bill which will introduce many positive changes to strengthen the,, however, carefully consider the potential challenges, particularly, for small voluntary sector employers,Similarly, the Bill should recognise the voluntary sector as a significant employer both in Scottland,in the Employment Rights Bill.

topics, including: managing long-term sickness redundancies and changing terms and conditionsof employment,reviewing and developing employment policies recruitment issues and recruiting for the first time team,from recruiting your first member of staff, to developing your job descriptions and drafting an employment,Our policies and guides include all the statutory requirements plus everything you need to be a good,employer including guides to hybrid working, performance management and wellbeing.

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In this section you will find key policies and procedures covering the essential aspects of directly,Employment contracts All employees need an employment contract.,starts working with your organisation, and they should give details of their terms and conditions of employment,All employment contracts should include: How many days and hours of work, including if they vary How,For more policies and procedures, have a look in the section called key HR policies and procedures.

What you include in a reference will depend on what you're asked by the prospective new employer, but,to have a policy only to provide references which state the position held by the former employee, the,dates of employment and perhaps salary.,In these cases the employer will usually make it clear in the reference that this is its policy, so that,Even if the employer has adopted such a policy, it may decide not to give such a reference for an employee

voluntary organisations to Scottish society, including but not limited to its substantial role as an employer,Related briefings & policy papers The latest transforming the economy briefings and policy papers from,the policy team.,Latest consultation responses The latest transforming the economy consultation responses from the policy,Employment Rights Bill and Fair Work. Employer National Insurance Contributions Changes.

Looking after them requires keeping up to date with employment law and having the right policies and,INSURANCE You are required by law to have Employers’ Liability Insurance.,Your policy must cover you for at least £5million and come from an authorised insurer This will help,You must have a data protection policy that sets out how to manage this information. 10.,PAY As an employer you have a number of legal obligations when paying your employees.

As a minimum, all organisations should have disciplinary, grievance and health and safety policies.,Beyond this there are no strict legal requirements to provide your staff with written workplace policies,It is generally regarded, however, as best practice for employers to have certain policies in place to,Some policies might be a short paragraph of information in a staff handbook or contract, others will,We've provided templates for the following areas, included below, which we highly recommend having policies

addition to SCVO’s terms and conditions of use please note that the following applies to SCVO’s HR and Employment,Support Service: The information provided by SCVO’s HR and Employment Support Service is for general,Guidance provided is based on collective experience and knowledge of HR policies and procedures and HR