HR policy and Practice Audit Template

Key Policy and Assessment of current Result Analyses Risk and Action to be
Practices to be Audited policy/practices Recommendation taken
KEY POLICIES
ABSCENCE POLICY
(Sickness, Annual Leave,
Other)

ANNUAL LEAVE
POLICY

FAMILY POLICIES
(Maternity, Paternity, Parental
Leave, Adoption e.t.c)
HEALTH AND SAFETY
AT WORK

DISCIPLINARY &
GRIEVANCE POLICY

TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT
 Employment contracts
 Working hours
 Procedures for permanent
staff
  Agency/Casual staff
 Volunteers
 Contractors/Sessional
workers

HARASSMENT POLICY

DIVERSITY POLICY

PAY AND REWARD

 Grades and ranges
 Internal equity
analysis
 External equity
analysis
 Performance related
pay
 Bonus plan

 Benefit
REDUNDANCY

DATA PROTECTION

RECRUITMENT
COMMUNICATIONS
POLICY
 How is information
disseminated
 Dispute resolution process
 Employee (satisfaction)
survey
 Enail and internet Use

PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
 Formal process
 Regularly scheduled
 Have reviewers received
training
 On-time completion
monitors
TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
POLICY
 Needs analysis conducted
and documented
 How are needs determined
 Record of Company-wide
skills inventory
 Record of individual
training record
 Training evaluation
system