TranslateHR Policy Forum
In-line with our Working in Partnership Agreement and Framework, policy formulation consists of consultation with our Staff Side partners: Unison, Unite, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), GMB and British Medical Association (BMA).
There is a Sub Group (Policy Sub Group) of the Staff Partnership Committee (SPC) , that meets on a regular basis to discuss and agree content of new policies and amendments to existing policies.
On conclusion of this process, the agreed documents go to the SPC for approval. Following approval, they are published for use within the organisation.
The membership is made up of management representatives with technical knowledge of the subject area, and staff side representatives. Others in attendance could include:
- An open seat
- A nomination from a union or;
- A subject matter expert
Getting Involved
Feeding back on our HR policies
If you have something to say about an existing HR Policy or have thoughts and ideas about subjects we are lacking information in, we would like to hear from you. Provide your feedback here on our HR policies to tell us what you think.
Open Seat information
Would you like to attend a Policy Sub Group meeting? If so, discuss this with your manager first and register your interest to attend a Policy sub group.
Getting involved
If you have an interest in helping to develop changes to policies or new policies and processes, we are keen to hear form you. We particularly like our stakeholders and customers to be involved so that we can seek to understand what they may need from these processes. If you would like to get involved, please register your interest in policy development.
Other organisations practice
If you know of other organisations that have particularly innovative policies and processes, and if they are willing to share them with us, please let us know by completing our policy form.
Overview of policy:
Travel & Expenses policy
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- Updated reference to include grey fleet, salary sacrifice and salary deduction lease car rate.
- Update regarding claiming business mileage following the changes (NHS Employers) and introduction to the Agile Policy.
- Accommodation and Meal approval limits have increased.
- New – introduction to flexible lunchtime meal allowance – which allows you to claim up to £5 (subject to tax and NI contributions) for more than 5 miles from base, away for more than 5 hours; at any time of day.
- The meal allowance now excludes alcoholic drinks.
- There is no requirement for employees to share accommodation / rooms for work related overnight trips.
Policies currently being reviewed:
- Transitioning policy
- Removal and Relocation support policy
- Time Off Work policy
- Resolution Framework policy (formerly Dignity at Work and Grievance policies)
- Secondment & Fixed Term policy
- Attendance policy
- Social Media policy
- Removal expenses and relocation policy
We would like to hear your comments and suggestions in relation to HR Policy.
As a member of one of the groups below, you have the ability to initiate for discussion a new policy or identify a potential change to an existing policy:
- SPC Union Representative
- PSG Member
- Subject Matter Expert
- Member of an SMT
Should you wish to suggest policy changes we would like to hear from you.
