The contract of employment and the staff handbook together cover all the key terms of the employment relationship between you and your people.
The contract needs to be clear so that your employees can see exactly what you expect of them and exactly what terms you are promising to provide for them. It needs to be carefully thought through so that you understand the possible implications of each term and because once the contract is in place, it may not be straightforward to gain agreement to any proposed changes.
The handbook is essentially a collection of your policies, procedures and rules. Some of these are essential to have in place straight away, while others may not be required at all or can be developed over time.
Both the contract template and any policies you have need to be accessible in their language as well as being entirely relevant to your business and the way you want to operate.
Following an exploratory discussion, we will develop a standard template contract (or contracts) and essential HR policies suitable for your size and type of business, adding policies as they become relevant to you to form a staff handbook.