HR Policies
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Policies in Practice (PiP) – providing practical policy support | |
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HR Privacy Notices – how we use information about you and protect your privacy | |
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LNCT Agreements – Devolved terms and conditions for Teaching and Associated Professionals. For Aberdeenshire Council LNCT agreements please filter the results by selecting Aberdeenshire LNCT | |
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Terms and Conditions – Frequently Asked Questions for Teachers |
To access a Policy within this alphabet range simply click on the relevant heading below.
- Adoption Leave
- Agency Workers and Consultants
- Alcohol and Drug Misuse
- Annual Leave and Public Holidays
- Attendance Management
- Anti-Bullying and Harassment Guidance (Including the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Guidance)
- Career Breaks
- Carers Information
- Contract Information
- Recruitment, Selection and Criminal Record Checks for Employment
- Redeployment
- Redundancy
- Relocation and Resettlement
- Retiral Award Scheme
- Retirement
- Salary Information
- Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Registration
- Secondment
- Shared Parental Leave
- Sharps-Needle Stick Policy and Guidance
- Smoking
- Social Media
- Special Leave
- Stress and Mental Wellbeing
- Structure Review
Adoption Leave
Adoption Leave Guidelines Teaching Employees
Annual Leave
Calculating Holiday Entitlement Guidance
Calculating Annual Leave following Long Term Sickness Guidance
Guidance Note for Services – Application of Holiday Pay
Part Time Support Staff – Leave and In Service Arrangements
Anti-Bullying and Harassment Guidance (Including Prevention of Sexual Harassment Guidance)
Anti-Bullying and Harassment Guidance
Prevention of Sexual Harassment Procedure
Anti-Bullying and Harassment Webinar Slides
Anti Bullying and Harassment Webinar Script
Attendance Management
Attendance Management Procedure
Stress Policy and Related Documents
The Stress Policy and related documents can be accessed here
Occupational Health
The Occupational Health Referral Process can now be accessed here
Contract Information – Apprenticeships, Fixed Term, Relief, Annualised Hours and TFD’s
Guidance on the Use of Fixed Term Contracts
Guidance on the Use of Relief Contracts
Managers Guidance on Annualised Hours
Teacher Responsibility Payments Guidance
Disciplinary
Disciplinary Procedure – Local Government and Craft
Disciplinary Procedure – Teachers and Associated Professionals
Disciplinary Procedure – Chief Officials
Disciplinary Guidance for Managers
Handling Allegations Against Teaching Staff
Disclosure of Information (Whistleblowing)
Disclosure of Information Policy
Employee Policy – Policies in Practice
The purpose of PiP is to develop your policy awareness and provide best practice guidance through offering standard or tailored sessions to those with line management responsibilities. PiP is a support mechanism for you and your teams and these sessions are designed to develop the general management skills that you need to apply the policies and procedures effectively and will cover how to handle certain conversations to help build your confidence in dealing with the staffing issues that arise day to day.
The support provided by Policies in Practice focuses on the practical application of Policy, Procedure and Process. In particular how we can better support managers in understanding and interpreting Policies and Procedures and the soft skills attached to these areas.
Please direct queries in relation to Policies in Practice by email to pip@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Grievance
Grievance Policy – Local Government, Chief Officials and Craft
Grievance Policy – Teachers and Associated Professionals
Grievance Procedure – Local Government, Chief Officials and Craft
Grievance Procedure – Teachers and Associated Professionals
Grievance Guidance for Line Managers and Head Teachers
Job Grading
Local Government & Craft Operative Job Grading Procedure
Chief Official Job Grading Procedure
Maternity Leave
Maternity Leave Guidance Teaching Employees
Maternity Leave Guidance Local Government Employees
Paternity Leave
Paternity Leave Adoption Support, Ordinary and Additional Leave Local Government Employees
Paternity Leave Maternity Support, Ordinary and Additional Leave Local Government Employees
Paternity Leave Adoption Support, Ordinary and Additional Leave Teaching Employees
Paternity Leave Maternity Support, Ordinary and Additional Leave Teaching Employees
Recruitment, Selection and Criminal Record Checks for Employment
Shared Resource Pack
Recruitment & Selection
Recruitment and Selection Policy
Recruitment and Selection Procedure
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships – What You Need to Know
Assessment Centres & Psychometric Testing
Assessment Centres & Psychometric Testing Procedure
Criminal Record Checks for Employment
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy
Handling, Storage & Disposal of Disclosure Information Policy
Overseas Criminal Records Check Procedure
Retirement
Please note the contact details for our Local Government pension scheme have recently changed to:
North East Scotland Pension Fund, Business Hub 16, 3rd Floor- West, Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1AB. T: 01224 264264
STSS Members Retirement Procedure & Resource Pack
LGPS Members Retirement Procedure & Resource Pack
Salary Information
Recovering Salary Overpayments Procedure
August 2024 – July 2025 (Teachers & Associated Professionals Only)
August 2024-July 2025 Salary Information and Grade Codes
January-July 2024 (Teachers & Associated Professionals Only)
January-July 2024 Salary Information and Grade Codes
April-December 2023 (Teachers & Associated Professionals Only)
April-December 2023 Salary Information and Grade Codes
2024/2025
2024/25 Salary Information and Grade Codes for Local Government Employees
2024/25 Salary Information and Grade Codes for Craft Employees
2024/25 Salary Information and Grade Codes for Chief Officials
2024/25 Salary Information Allowances and Rates
2023/24
2023/24 Salary Information and Grade Codes for Local Government Employees
2023/24 Salary Information and Grade Codes for Craft Employees
2023/24 Salary Information and Grade Codes for Chief Officials
2023/24 Salary Information Allowances and Rates
Shared Parental Leave
Shared Parental Leave Procedure Local Government Employees
Special Leave
Special Leave Procedure – Local Government
Special Leave Policy – Local Government
Special Leave Procedure – Teachers and Associated Professionals
Special Leave Policy – Teachers and Associated Professionals
Adverse Weather Arrangements Guidance
Trade Unions
Recognition, Consultation & Negotiation Policy
Recognition, Consultation & Negotiation Procedure
Recognition, Consultation & Negotiation Resource Pack
Time Off for Health and Safety Representatives Policy
Time Off for Trade Union Business Policy
Time Off for Trade Union Business Procedure
Work Performance Ability
Local Government, Craft and Chief Officials
Maximising Work Performance Procedure
(This procedure to be used from Monday 20th November)
Teachers and Associated Professionals
Worksmart
The Flexible Working Procedure is under review and will be available soon.
Employees are encouraged to discuss and request flexible working informally with their manager in the first instance. This does not require an application to be submitted.
Should the informal request be refused or should the employee prefer, a formal request can be made by completing an application form and sending it directly to the line manager for consideration.
Legally, all flexible working requests, including appeals, must be considered and decided on within a period of three months from the first receipt, unless agreed with the employee to extend this period. The timeframe begins as soon as a fully completed application is received by the line manager.
Failure to provide a fully completed application will lead to a delay in considering the request.
Zero Tolerance
Zero Tolerance guidelines and materials
Aberdeenshire Council is committed to providing a safe working environment for each and every one of its employees. Violence, aggression, bullying and harassment can result in the safety of employees being compromised.
Guidance provided in this section will advise managers and support employees to successfully manage challenging situations in their workplace.
Managers should order any leaflets, postcards or posters required for the workplace from the Design and Print team by emailing designandprint@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
If you feel your team would benefit from training to help deal with these challenging issues, please contact training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk who can discuss and arrange the most suitable training options.
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- Employee Confidentiality
- Gastrointestinal Infection Guidance
- Carers Information
- Stress and Mental Wellbeing
- Shared Parental Leave
- Zero Tolerance
- Employee Policy - Policies in Practice
- Anti-Bullying and Harassment Guidance (Including Prevention of Sexual Harassment Guidance)
- Smoking Policy
- Overtime and Time Off In Lieu (TOIL)
- Volunteers
- Social Media
- Industrial Action
- Paternity Leave
- Contract Information - Apprenticeships, Fixed Term, Relief, Annualised Hours and TFD's
- Review Schemes
- Learning and Development
- Job Grading
- Retiral Award Scheme
- Relocation and Resettlement