Policies and Procedures for Human Resources

Day 1:

 Introduction of Policies and Procedures

• What is Policy and its Procedures?

• Difference between Policies and Procedures

• Benefits of Policies and Procedures

• Importance of Policies and Procedures

Types of Policies

• Recruiting and hiring Policies

• Code of Conduct and Sexual Harassment Policies

• Safety and Health Administration Policies

• Disciplinary and Termination Policies

• Drug and Alcohol Policy

• Leave Policy

• Privacy Policy (etc.)

Day 2:

Identifying areas where HR Policies are required

• Compensation and Benefits

• Employee Relations

• Health and Safety

• Training and Development

• Maternity, Parental, and Adoption Leaves

• Privacy (Data, etc.)

• Performance Management

• Code of Conduct

• Discrimination and Harassment

• Recruitment

Effectively making the HR Policies 

• Targeting the values and morals of the organization

• Making specific and clear HR policies

• HR Policies should be within the government-approved framework

• Consider the global regulations in case of presence across the globe

• Making employee-oriented policies

• Clearly define policies for permanent and contract employees

Day 3

Developing Policies

• Identify the need for new policies

• Identifying the gaps that affect the decisions in a department

• Ensuring the organization follows the law

• Anticipating the achievements of the policies

• Anticipate impediments and ways to address them

• Policies should be easy to implement

• Consulting the senior management

Developing Procedures

• Defining and understanding the processes and aligning procedures

• Building the process

• Making SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)

• Using Flowcharts and other tools/ formats

• Developing effective and detailed procedures

• Considering all the aspects of the process

Day 4

Drafting the Policy

• Language should be simple and positive

• Avoiding Jargons

• Policies should be flexible and unbiased

• Specify to whom does the policy apply to/ who is excluded

• Policies should communicate the purpose

• Share the references for the policies

• Must have the date the policies come into effect

• Updated dates in case of amends made

Reviewing the Policies

• Taking feedback from the people involved in the process of making the Policies and procedures

• Testing the policies on a group of employees and managers before implementing them at an organizational level

• Analyze if the policies achieve the desired goals

Day 5

Evaluating the regulatory impact of policies

• Involve a qualified legal professional for feedback

• Review and study the likes of your organization to prevent any gaps/ flaws

• Keep abreast with changing laws and implications that might impact your policies and employees in the long run

• Facilitate audits to assess the relevance of policies in the changing environment

• Keep employees informed about any amends/updates to prevent distrust