Employee Handbook Template UK | Staff Handbook, New Starter Checklist, Induction and Probation Review | Word and Excel Pack

A COMPLETE UK EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK IN WORD, PLUS AN EXCEL PACK TO ONBOARD EVERY NEW STARTER

Give your first (or fifteenth) employee a proper handbook without paying a solicitor to start from a blank page. You get an editable Word handbook of about 24 pages and an Excel onboarding workbook that works out due dates from the start date and colours overdue tasks red. Every section of the handbook has yellow [bracketed] fill-ins and a guidance note explaining the choice behind it. Written in plain English for small UK employers. It is a template, not legal advice.

WHAT'S INSIDE (2 files)
- EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK (Word .docx, about 24 pages): 14 numbered sections - welcome; who we are; hours of work and flexible working; pay, pension and expenses; annual leave and bank holidays; sickness and absence; family leave and pay (summary); equality, dignity and respect at work; health, safety and wellbeing; data protection and confidentiality; IT, email and social media; disciplinary and grievance (based on the Acas Code); performance and development; leaving the company
- Plus a how-to-use page, a contents page, a handbook acknowledgement form, a document control and review log, and a one-page quick reference card
- Yellow [bracketed] fill-ins throughout and one guidance note in every numbered section (delete the notes before you issue it)
- ONBOARDING PACK (Excel .xlsx, 11 sheets): Start here guide, Dashboard, Starter details, Checklist (pre-start, day 1, week 1, month 1 and months 2-3), Right to work and docs, Induction record (16 topics with sign-off), Probation review (3 reviews, 8 rated criteria), Training needs, Equipment log, a blank Details form to print, and Lists
- Sample data for one new starter (A. Khan) so you can see it working; the Start here sheet explains how to clear it

HOW IT WORKS
1. Open the Word handbook, fill in every yellow bracket and delete the guidance notes.
2. Save a copy of the Excel pack for each new starter and type in their start date.
3. Work down the Checklist: due dates are worked out from the start date.
4. Check the Dashboard weekly: red is overdue, amber is due within 7 days.

WHO IT'S FOR
Small business owners, office and practice managers, HR assistants and anyone who has just taken on staff and needs a handbook and a tidy starter process.

GOOD TO KNOW
- Handbook: Word (.docx), opens in Word 2016 or newer and Microsoft 365
- Onboarding pack: Excel 2016 or newer, Microsoft 365 and Google Sheets; formulas and dropdowns only, no macros
- This is a template of good practice, not legal advice. Check the content against your contracts and current UK law, and use GOV.UK for right-to-work and statutory rates
- Instant download: two files, nothing to install
- Licence: one business, unlimited users at that business. Do not resell
- A real person answers messages within 24 hours

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