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Model documents and policies

Downloadable and customisable documents relating to behaviour in the workplace and at corporate events.

Employee Code of Conduct

Employee Code of Conduct

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This policy can be used to outline the main standards of behaviour that the company expects employees to adhere to and to detail the behaviours that the company would normally regard as gross misconduct.
 
The template includes sections covering attendance and timekeeping, mobile telephones (both personal and company), email and internet use, bribery, confidentiality and personal searches.
 
In the most recent update, sections on diversity and inclusivity, conduct outside of work, relationships and criminal offences have been added. 

Personal relationships at work policy

Personal relationships at work policy

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Use this policy to set out your organisation's approach to personal relationships at work. This policy covers employees' responsibilities, managers' responsibilities, a procedure for dealing with breaches of the policy, appeals and related policies.

Letter to management in advance of a party or work-related social event

Letter to management in advance of a party or work-related social event

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Send this letter to managers to invite them to a party or work-related social event, reminding employees about expected standards of behaviour and possible penalties for breaching these. The letter also discourages managers from holding workplace discussions and reminds them that the appropriate forum to address workplace concerns is during working time.

Intellectual property policy

Intellectual property policy

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This policy can be used to outline the organisation's position on intellectual property and the responsibilities of employees whe making or discovering intellectual property.

Policy on spoken languages at work

Policy on spoken languages at work

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This policy can be used to outline an organisation's approach to communicating in a single uniform language during working times as well as detailing a commitment to providing staff with English language support where necessary.

Letter to employees who are suspected of being involved in a personal relationship

Letter to employees who are suspected of being involved in a personal relationship

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This letter can be used where it is suspected that an employee is having a relationship with another employee, and invites them to discus the situation with the employer and any implications it may have for their work. 

Letter to employees who have declared that they are involved in a personal relationship

Letter to employees who have declared that they are involved in a personal relationship

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This letter can be used to acknowledge an employee's declaration that they are in a personal relationship with a colleague, where such a declaration is required under organisational policy. It also confirms that at this time re-deployment has been deemed unnecessary. 

Letter to employees about gift giving ahead of the festive period

Letter to employees about gift giving ahead of the festive period

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Use this letter ahead of the festive period to remind employees of the rules around gift giving at work. This can be especially useful in preventing instances of bullying or harassment, as well as to ensure employees follow the rules of any pre-existing bribery policy.