About our People Policies
Our People Policies are thoughtfully produced with our people, core values and behaviours at their heart.
The policies are co-produced by a broad range of stakeholders and subject matter experts across the charity, ensuring that the voice of all our colleagues are heard. This includes specialist lenses such as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, safeguarding, legal and being trauma-informed.
We will continue to work closely with colleagues across the charity to review all our people policies throughout 2024 as reflected in the timeline below.
Whether you're a new starter, long-standing employee or leaving Barnardo's, click on the headings below to access the relevant policies and resources to support you and your team(s).
Our Policies
Joining Barnardo's
From recruitment to induction, view the vital information, policies and procedures here to support you in your first few weeks at Barnardo's.
Support during your career at Barnardo's
You can access the following resources to support you and your role throughout your time at Barnardo's. Click on each one for more information and guidance:
- Performance and Development - View information on the performance cycle, and guidance on goal setting, reviews, feedback, progression and performance improvement.
- Family Friendly and Lifestyle Support - View what is available to you regarding family-related leave and guidance on maintaining work-life balance.
- Health and Wellbeing - Your wellbeing is important to us, find out about the support available for you through a range of available tools, courses and services.
- Learning and Development Policies - Access to learning is for everyone in Barnardo's; find the best development journey for you.
- Pay, Reward and Recognition - Bringing our pay philosophy to life, access policies related to your pay, pension and colleague benefits.
- Resolution - Our new approach to dealing with issues and / or conduct concerns including grievance, disciplinary and bullying.
- Leave - View information on taking time off.
- Support during change (coming soon) - Guidance during organisational, structural or system change plus learn how to manage a change process.
Leaving Barnardo's
Follow the procedures below to support you leaving your role at Barnardo's.
- Leavers' Procedure - Line managers, people team and individuals have responsibilities to follow and complete various procedures by the last working day.
- Dismissal Procedure (SOSR) - The process line managers should follow, supported by the people team, if a colleague is being dismissed.
- End of Fixed Term Contract - Learn about the different processes for dealing with the expiry of a fixed-term contract.
- Getting References Policy - Make sure you've got the right references for your new employee.