Staff handbook template

A staff handbook is designed to provide each of your employees with information about your organisation and details of their employment. The handbook can contain a number of policies, procedures and rules, some of which may also form part of a staff member’s contract of employment.

You can download our handy staff handbook template and customise it to suit your needs. The template includes the following sections:

• Use of the staff handbook
• About [your organisation]
• Equal opportunities
• Dignity at work
• Joining [your organisation]
• Pay
• Pensions
• Time of in lieu
• Holidays
• Holiday year
• Sickness absence
• Sick pay
• Time off
• Training, development and promotion
• Communications
• Performance and behaviour at work
• Disciplinary procedure
• Whistle-blowing
• Equal opportunities
• Health and safety
• Termination of employment
• Retirement

Download the staff handbook template