F34 Establish, maintain and improve health, safety and welfare and environmental policies and systems
F34.2 Develop and maintain organisational policy on the welfare of personnel
Performance Criteria - this involves being able to...(a)assess the impact of statutory welfare requirements and industry best practice on the organisation's employment policies and procedures
(b)develop, agree and introduce a staff welfare policy which is consistent with the organisations values and culture, and meets welfare requirements and the standards and codes of best practice which are recognised in the industry
(c)develop, agree and introduce a medical and health policy which improves individual welfare and organisational performance
(d)evaluate, select, agree and introduce facilities which improve the welfare and effective performance of personnel
(e)incorporate, agree and introduce welfare requirements into employment policies and procedures which are designed to improve the effectiveness of recruitment, development and retention of personnel
(f)estimate and agree the resources which will be needed for the introduction of personnel welfare polices
(g)review welfare policies against the response of personnel, emerging trends in social policy and legislation, and recommend improvements to the organisation's employment policies and procedures / The Range...
[1]Welfare requirements:
• statutory requirements (including equal opportunities and employment law);
• remuneration, pensions and related financial and social benefits;
• insurance requirements and benefits;
• corporate health policies;
• access and eligibility to health and medical care facilities and services;
• personnel environment and facilities;
• religious obligations;
• respect for people
[2]Employment policies and procedures:
• required personnel profile;
• recruitment methods;
• methods of selection including vetting;
• conditions of employment;
• career and succession planning;
• training and development;
• disciplinary procedures;
• termination;
• industrial and employee relations;
• remuneration structures;
• equal opportunities;
• work patterns and hours;
• holidays;
• health, safety and welfare;
• personnel representation and participation (including recognised Trade Unions);
• insurance
[3]Agree:
• senior managers;
• personnel representatives (including recognised trade unions);
• specialist advisers
F34 Establish, maintain and improve health, safety and welfare and environmental policies and systems
F34.2 Develop and maintain organisational policy on the welfare of personnel
The Evidence - performance and processProduct Evidence:
(1)Assessments of the impact of statutory welfare requirements and industry best practice (a) [1,2]
(2)Agreed staff welfare policies developed and introduced (b) [1,3]
(3)Agreed medical and health policies developed and introduced (c) [3]
(4)Records of welfare facilities introduced based on evaluations (d) [1,3]
(5)Welfare requirements introduced into employment policies and procedures which include reviews and recommended improvements (e,g) [all]
(6)Estimate(s) of resources needed for the introduction of staff welfare polices (f) [1,3]
Process Evidence:
None applicable / The Evidence - knowledge and understanding
(1)How do you introduce facilities which improve the welfare and effective performance of staff? (application) (d) [1,2]
(2)How do you incorporate welfare requirements into employment policies and procedures? (application) (e) [1,2]
(3)How and why do you assess the impact of statutory welfare requirements and industry best practice on the organisation's employment policies and procedures? (analysis) (a) [1,2]
(4)How and why do you estimate the resources which will be needed for the introduction of staff welfare polices? (analysis) (f) [3]
(5)How and why do you review welfare policies against the response of staff, emerging trends in social policy and legislation? (analysis) (g) [2]
(6)How and why do you develop and introduce a staff welfare policy which meets welfare requirements? (synthesis) (b) [1,3]
(7)How and why do you develop and introduce a medical and health policy? (synthesis) (c) [3]
(8)How and why do you introduce welfare requirements into employment policies and procedures? (synthesis) (e) [1,2]
(9)How and why do you recommend improvements to the organisation's employment policies and procedures? (synthesis) (g) [2]
(10)How and why do you agree a staff welfare policy which meets welfare requirements? (evaluation) (b) [all]
(11)How and why do you agree a medical and health policy? (evaluation) (c) [3]
(12)How and why do you evaluate, select and agree facilities which improve the welfare and effective performance of personnel? (evaluation) (d) [3]
(13)How and why do you agree incorporation of welfare requirements into employment policies and procedures? (evaluation) (e) [all]
(14)How and why do you agree the resources which will be needed for the introduction of staff welfare polices? (evaluation) (f) [2,3]