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About Human resources and employment

Staff and volunteers are a third sector organisation’s most vital resource.

It therefore makes sense that employers in the sector understand how best to recruit, train, develop and manage their workforce.

We know poor employment practice can result in high levels of turnover, costly recruitment drives and poor performance. Worse still, it could land a third sector organisation in an employment tribunal with potential costs both financial and to your organisation’s reputation.

Employers implementing good employment and human resource practice, are more will attract and retain the skills they need, have a motivated and high performing workforce and therefore more able to deliver on its mission and outcomes.

 
Key areas of good human resource management and employment practice include:
  • having the right job description and person specification
  • recruiting the right person for the job
  • contracts and terms and conditions of employment
  • paying and rewarding staff fairly
  • managing performance – supervision and appraisals
  • complying with employment law
  • absence and poor attendance or conduct
  • handling disputes
  • handling grievances
  • maternity, paternity or adoption leave – statutory requirements and beyond
  • redundancy – selecting and consulting
  • flexible working requests
  • retirement and understanding age discrimination
  • paying expenses for volunteers
  • equal opportunities in your workplace
  • implementing diversity practice.