Policies
Adoption, Fostering and Kinship Policy
This policy summarises the eligibility procedure for requesting adoption leave and the support available to employees for fostering and kinship care. It also outlines their statutory and contractual rights and pay arrangements during adoption leave.
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Attendance Policy
This policy aims to encourage and support employee attendance, where health impacts their ability to be at work.
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Breastfeeding Policy
The Breastfeeding Policy supports and encourages employees who want to breastfeed or express milk in the workplace.
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Bullying and Harassment Policy
This policy provides a supportive environment to employees seeking an early resolution to bullying or harassment concerns. It is also a formal mechanism to address unresolved, significant or persistent bullying or harassment, or both. The behaviour can be by an individual or a group, either face to face, written or using electronic methods.
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Capability Policy
This policy provides a clear process to support and manage employees who are required to improve their knowledge, skills or ability to perform their role. It does not apply when the professional competence of medical and dental staff is being reviewed.
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Career Break Policy
The Career Break Policy enables employees to take an unpaid career break and return to work in the NHS.
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Conduct Policy
This policy provides a process to ensure that concerns about standards of conduct, inappropriate behaviour or wilful misconduct are managed in a fair, consistent and timely manner.
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Flexible Work Location Policy
The Flexible Work Location Policy provides a framework to support employees when requesting and managers when proposing options for flexible work locations.
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Flexible Work Pattern Policy
The Flexible Work Pattern Policy provides a framework to support employees when they request, or managers propose options for flexible work patterns.
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Grievance Policy
This policy provides a clear process to follow when an employee or group of employees makes a grievance complaint about their employment situation. It enables all parties to air their differences and seek a resolution.
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Maternity Policy
The Maternity Policy outlines the procedure employees must use to request maternity leave. It also details their statutory and contractual rights and arrangements for maternity leave and pay.
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New Parent Support Policy
The New Parent Support Policy outlines the procedure eligible employees must follow to request new parent support leave, also known as paternity leave. In addition, it provides details about employees’ statutory and contractual rights to new parent support pay, also known as paternity pay.
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Parental Leave Policy
The Parental Leave Policy outlines the procedure employees must use to request parental leave. It also details their statutory and contractual rights and arrangements for parental leave and pay.
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Retirement Policy
The Retirement Policy provides a framework that supports employees transitioning from work to retirement or returning to employment after they retire.
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Shared Maternity and Shared Adoption Policy
The Shared Maternity and Shared Adoption Policy outlines the procedure employees must use to request shared maternity and shared adoption leave. It also details their statutory and contractual rights and pay arrangements.
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Special Leave Policy
The Special Leave Policy provides a supportive and person-centred response when an employee requests special leave.
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Whistleblowing Policy
NHSScotland supports and encourages an environment where employees can raise concerns about patient safety and malpractice.
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Workforce Policies Investigation Process
This policy provides a clear process to establish facts by carrying out full and thorough investigations as quickly as possible. It also supports informed and transparent decision-making for cases being considered using the NHSScotland Workforce Policies