Employment law and people policy
Applying employment law and writing, interpreting, and reviewing the organization's people policies so that staff are treated lawfully, fairly, and consistently.
Levels
- 1. Awareness
You can:
- explain the main people policies and where to find them
- recognize when a question needs advice from an HR adviser
- 2. Working
You can:
- apply people policies to routine cases and explain them to managers
- identify the employment law principles behind a policy
- keep policy records and track policy review dates
- 3. Practitioner
You can:
- interpret employment law and policy for complex cases and advise on risk
- draft and review people policies, with equality impact assessments
- consult on policy changes with staff representatives
- 4. Expert
You can:
- set the organization's people policy framework and approach to legal risk
- anticipate changes in employment law and plan the organization's response
- advise the board on employment risk and liability
Closest ESCO skills
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Role levels that expect this skill
| Role level | Role | Band | Expected level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of HR | Head of people | 8c | Expert |
| Director of people | Head of people | 9 | Expert |
| HR business partner | Human resources business partner | 7 | Practitioner |
| Senior HR business partner | Human resources business partner | 8a | Practitioner |
| Head of HR business partnering | Human resources business partner | 8b | Expert |
| HR assistant | Human resources officer | 3 | Awareness |
| HR officer | Human resources officer | 4 | Working |
| HR adviser | Human resources officer | 5 | Practitioner |
| Senior HR adviser | Human resources officer | 6 | Practitioner |
| Recruitment officer | Recruitment officer | 4 | Working |
| Recruitment manager | Recruitment officer | 6 | Working |