HR policies
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This factsheet was last updated in September 2011.
What are HR policies?
HR policies are a written source of guidance on how a wide range of issues should be handled within an employing organisation, incorporating a description of principles, rights and responsibilities for managers and employees.
Links between HR policies, procedures and strategyGenerally, HR policies are distinct from, but should complement, HR strategies and HR procedures:
HR strategy is a high-level statement of how HR can support business or organisational objectives, setting out the broad direction HR intends to take. For more information on strategic HRM, visit our factsheet.
HR policies provide more general and practical advice and guidance for managers and others on a range of employment issues.
HR procedures support and supplement HR policies where appropriate by giving a step-by-step account of specific arrangements that apply in particular circumstances (for example, particular time limits within which meetings must take place).
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