Human Resources Management

Essential HR Management support and training for voluntary and community sector employers from CVS Rochdale

HR News:

Human Resources E- Bulletin:
February HR E-bulletin

Department for Works and Pensions - Changes to the automatic enrolment timetable (Refer to Policy Briefing July 2011)
‘2012 Pension Reforms – Compulsory Employer Contributions’
Following on from the 2012 Pension Reforms, the Government has announced that the timetable for the implementation of automatic enrolment will be adjusted so that small businesses will have some additional breathing space to prepare for the reforms whilst operating in tough economic times. Read our Policy Briefing for further information.

The Agency Worker Regulations 2010 come into force on 1 October 2011. If your organisation hires agency workers you need to be aware that from October this year their employment rights and your organisation's responsibilities will be changing. Read our Policy Briefing for further information.
 

2012 Pension Reforms – Compulsory Employer Contributions
Following on from the Pensions Act 2008 a number of reforms have been put forward and the coalition government decided to review these reforms, in particular those pertaining to auto-enrolment and the national employment savings trust (NEST). It is expected that with effect from October 2012 legislation will have been enacted requiring employers to contribute into each employee's pension fund.
For information on how this will affect employers, read our Policy Briefing.

The law on Agency Workers will change in October
 

Abolition of the Default Retirement Age - no notices of statutory retirement may be issued after 6th April 2011, and the default retirement age will be completely scrapped from 1st October 2011.  For more details on how this will affect employers, please read our Policy Briefing.

Equality Act 2010: Dual Discrimination Provisions Delayed - the government has confirmed that the dual discriminations provisions of the Equality Act 2010 will not be implemented in April as planned.  Dual discrimination is when an individual can claim discrimination because of two protected characteristics as part of the same claim, rather than raising two separate claims.  Most of the Equality Act was brought into force in October 2010.  Read our Policy Briefing to find out more. 

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Human Resource Support Service

CVS Rochdale provides a low cost Human Resource Service to not for profit organisations based on the number of employees:-

The package starts with a HR Health Check and HR report about any changes that need to be made.  Your organisation would then be able to access the following services at anytime

• HR Documentation /Policies and Procedures -If your organisation employs staff then each one of them must have been given a 'Written Statement of Employment Particulars' or written contract.  In addition, your organisation must have written procedures on disciplinary and grievance matters and, if you employ five or more staff, a written Health and Safety Policy.  We will support you with the review or development of all of your HR documentation and ensure that your policies and procedures are compliant with current legislation.
• Restructuring & Redundancy - We will offer support with thinking about new structures and how to achieve them, including inentification of redundant posts, re-deployment options and redundancy processes
• Recruitment & Selection - we will support you with every stage of the recruitment process from developing the job description and person specificiation, advertising the vacancy, design and development of interviews questions and assessment methods, as well as helping you to ensure that your organisation is prepared to manage staff. 
• Staff Training & Development - We will support with the development of staff induction, development of staff handbooks, training needs analysis, development of learning & development strategies and plans, and the development of supervision and appraisal models
• Governance Support - We will also support your governing body with understanding their legal duties, dealing with grievance, disciplinary and dismissal and ensuring an effective relationship with Chief Executive staff
• Keeping up to date - To ensure that you are kept up to date we provide legal updates and a monthly e-newsletter
• Training - CVS offers a range of Human Resources training designed specifically for the community and voluntary sector, which would be reduced price for organisations signed up to the HR Service.  Visit the Training and Events page of our website to find out more.