Hi everyone, I am part of the HR team at SpecialEffect in Oxfordshire. We have 30 employees and are a medium-sized charity. What kinds of benefit packages do similar-sized charities offer? We offer...
Hi All Would anyone be able to share their Working from Abroad policy/give me some advice? We are in the process of creating one and I am looking for charities who already have one in place. Many tha...
Hi all - as we work with potentially vulnerable women, our team has decided that absolutely everyone must have safeguarding training. Being a new charity we don't have a huge budget for this yet. Can...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are a small organisation (6 PT staff) and are looking to move our pension away from Nest for ethical reasons. Does...
If a member or Officer at our CASC has been the victim of a combination of some or all of bullying, harassment, lack of respect, unjustified criticism or intimidation by another member then, in addit...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am in a dilemma and don't know what to do. We are looking to employ a caretaker. My husband used to be the caretake...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I’m looking for suggestions or referrals for individuals or organisations who can carry out a truly independent griev...
So recently we've had some issues with long standing trustees, one who hasn't done their role in 7 years, been absorbed by the manager. Another almost got Ofsted called on us over a callous decision...
Hello, We're a small charity with 6 members of staff. I'm wondering what systems other small charities use to manage HR functions like annual leave/sick leave monitoring, CPD attendance and any impo...
Hi all, Apologies if this has been covered before... does anyone have any (free) sources they could recommend for benchmarking - at least in the charity sector, but all sectors even better - of benef...
Hello Would anyone be up for sharing a copy of their TOIL policy with me please? Thanks in advance
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We have recently had a colleague pass away and are looking for a company who can provide external counselling for our...
We carry out a digital right to work check for all UK staff just before they join, but our provider has notified us of a security incident and some of our staff data is impacted. I'd be interested in...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am in a very difficult position with a charity that I work for. I don’t seem to have any legal support unless I pay...
We're in the process of updating our Salary Policy and it has been suggested by some of our Trustees that we look at linking pay and performance (so good performance leads to a salary increase). It'...
I am curious, how is your organisation approaching learning and development? Are there particular challenges or creative solutions you’ve come across? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and exp...
Hi everyone, We are looking for a new e-learning platform that might make mandatory and statutory training more fun and engaging for our staff. We are a gaming charity, so anything that has an elemen...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I'm in the same Community Fundraising role for 9 years and there's no progression/opportunities for various reasons....
I am looking for a more meaningful to our succession planning. We review our successors each year and chat through their levels of readiness, development needed and gaps in terms of our succession. W...
Hello - we have had a request from an employee on a remote contract to purchase a bike through our cycle to work scheme. The problem is that they are contracted to work from home. I am trying to find...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Any charity that has successfully implemented a strategic workforce planning, is it working can you please share your...
Hi everyone, I am interested in finding out which, if any, providers you use as part of your pre-employment checks? We have a mix of non-healthcare and healthcare roles that we ask to complete OH as...
Does anyone on here know if when charities employ international students they are able to help with their UK visas?
Hello. Can I please ask, what does your charity offer in the way of learning and development training budgets for outside resources? Is this budgeted per head or per team and do your individuals take...
Does anyone have a form for trustee appraisals and chair of board appraisals please? I am a new trustee for a charity and our branch have been using staff forms and we would like to improve on that....
Hi I am looking for a management development training provider or LMS system for charities to provide manager skills training. We would also be interested in off the shelf courses or bespoke courses...
Hi All, We're looking at potentially changing our HR system as we need something that have more functionality than the fairly basic system we already use. We've got c.50 employees but also have c.70...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Do you use professional, paid-for coaching within your organisation and how do you find a good coach?
Can anyone point me in the right direction to establish if some individuals are entitled to holiday pay please? We pay our coaches to run a few clubs and a throw away remark on the radio has got me t...
Hi folks We're an intersectional feminist charity supporting survivors of domestic abuse. We have an EDI working group, which looks at how to reach all sectors of society and ensure services are acce...
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