Employee Policies & Procedures Articles

New CPD Policy Our Instant HR Policies and Procedures Manual is used by many professional firms and clinics across Australia. Many organisations employ staff where ongoing CPD is a requirement to maintain their registration, accreditation or license. Today we have...

With the new NDIS, many people are exploring self-management of their funding, and direct employment of their support workers. A few months ago, we were contacted by a Local NDIS Coordinator from northern NSW. They were looking for a version of our Instant...

The 2018 edition of the Instant HR Policies and Procedures has just been released. In this edition …   New Sections Chapter 2 – Conditions of Employment – Casual to Permanent Conversion Chapter 2 – Conditions of Employment – Time Off in Lieu. Chapter 6 –...

The 2017 edition of the Instant HR Policies and Procedures has just been released. In this edition ... New Sections & Forms Recruitment has a new section on pre-employment safety screenings for Police Certificates or Working With Children Certificates. New section...

The 2016 edition of the Instant HR Policies and Procedures has just been released. In this edition ... New Sections & Forms Pregnancy - expanded contents and moved to its own chapter. Information Technology – Laptops & Tablets added. Office Security section....

Domestic and family violence does not happen just behind closed doors in homes. It can follow the person to work and affect not only the individual but the team members around them. This is especially true when a person leaves a violent home situation, as the...

The 2015 Edition of Instant HR Policies and Procedures for Australian small to medium businesses has just been released. This year clients using our Australian HR Policies and Procedures Manual have been grappling with somewhat more challenging HR issues, and the...

One of the hottest HR topics around the world at the moment is the issue of corporate dress code, and in particular – body art. Most workplaces have a no visible tattoo policy – accompanied by a no visible piercings, brandings, stretchers, tongue splitting, dermal...

If you have employees, one of the key employee policies you need is a Social Media Policy to help guide them on what is acceptable behaviour online (and to help protect your company’s reputation). If you don’t provide guidance, then employees will follow their own...

How should a company that has never had an employee in manual go about implementing their new Employee Handbook with their team? If you have never had an employee handbook before, it will be a cultural shift for your team. Start with training your managers first on...