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Please be aware that HR are currently undertaking a review of the Staff Handbook, Personnel Memoranda etc. Please check with FCTU Office before using these documents, otherwise they should be used for information only.
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The page contains a collection of FC documents (mostly from HR) which members may be interested in accessing from home and out of work hours. Additional documents will be added in time (and are currently available on the FC intranet) but for now here are some of the essentials.
The contents of all of these documents can be searched using the advanced search page and selecting either 'Staff Handbook' or 'FC Documents' in the category list to search either the handbook or all the documents on this page respectively.
Staff Handbook
Recent Changes:
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Annual Leave and Public / Privilege Holiday Policy and Procedure: Launched.
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Discipline Policy and Procedure: Reformatted and relocated within the Staff Handbook.
- Grievance Policy and Procedure: Revised, reformatted and relocated within the Staff Handbook.
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Harassment and Bullying Policy: Launched.
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Job Evaluation Policy and Procedure: Launched.
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Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedure: Launched.Retirement Policy and Procedure: Launched.
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Whistleblowing Policy and Procedure: Reformatted and relocated within the Staff Handbook.
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Chapter 1 - People Strategy: Removed. Information available within the People Strategy.
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Chapter 2 - Recruitment and Probation: Now covers Mobility and Probation only. Removed for Review. Interim arrangements detailed under the link. Information on Recruitment available within the Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedure.
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Chapter 3 - Part-time Working: Removed for review. Interim arrangements detailed under the link.
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Chapter 5 - Equality and Diversity: Currently under review. Interim amendment to remove all information on Harassment and Bullying, now available under HR Policy - Harassment and Bullying and HR Procedure - Grievance.
- Chapter 7 - Training and Development: Removed for review. Interim arrangements detailed under the link.
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Chapter 9 - Post Filling and Selection: Removed. Information on Recruitment available within the Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedure.
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Chapter 10 - Leave: Information on Annual Leave and Public / Privilege Holidays has been removed and is now available within the Annual Leave and Public / Privilege Holiday Policy and Procedure.
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Chapter 16 - Staff Welfare: Removed. Information available within the People Support pages.
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Chapter 17 - Health and Safety: Removed for review. Interim arrangements detailed under the link.
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Chapter 19 - Superannuation: Removed. Information available within the Retirement and Pensions pages.
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Chapter 20 - FIRS: Removed. Information available within the Pay pages.
Personnel Memoranda
| PM3 Legal Representation at Public Expense | |
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Staff Notices
Announces the introduction of a trial scheme to enable staff to buy and sell their Annual Leave. |
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SN1 Staff Interchange – A Guide for all Staff of the Forestry Commission |
Introduces a guidance booklet for staff and managers to help them decide if interchange will be of benefit and how to go about it. |
Increases awareness of the benefits of flexible working and provides further information. |
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Sets out the FC policy in relation to any member of staff whose performance, conduct, or behaviour is, or may be, impaired as a result of drinking alcohol, taking drugs or other substance abuse. |
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Allowances payable from 1 January 2008. |
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Updates the rates of the allowance and sets out guidelines for the payment of a Homeworking Facilities Allowance. |
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Provides information about the tax and NI contributions when detached duty allowances are payable. |
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Guidance on statutory changes affecting Fixed Term staff including an annex outlining the procedures for using FTA’s and the procedures that apply when permanent staff apply for fixed terms posts. |
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Replaced NIM22 providing guidance on the payment of AHCA to staff who are transferred to areas of the country where housing is more expensive. |
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Details the procedures to be followed when Commission staff are involved in a traffic accident. |
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T&S Rates for 2010 |
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T&S Q&A |
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CAPES Mileage Rates (March 2010) |
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Reminder to staff and managers of the requirement in the Regulations about how to opt out and new guidance on the impact of second jobs - Includes opt out form. |
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Introduction of an electronic expenses management system to replace the C180. |
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Guidance to managers who are required to arrange hospitality for official visitors and staff who participate in working lunches. |
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Changes to the expenses you are entitled to when transferring to another FC office on public interest terms. |
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SN24 Professional Indemnity Insurance – Personal Liability Claims |
Guidance on the protection of staff in the event of claims arising from their work. |
SN26 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Self Declaration of Disability 2003 |
Advises staff on their right to self-declaration and gives guidance on what disability means in terms of the Act. |
This Notice alerts staff and managers to the introduction of Age Discrimination legislation on 1 October 2006 and provides a brief overview of its requirements and implications. |
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Guidance on the operation of the FWH scheme in Silvan House. (Revised for 2008) |
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Introduces FC policy that married couples or partners (or people in another ‘family’ relationship, such as siblings) must not report on, or manage, each other. |
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SN60 Changes to Rules of Authorisation and Recording of Leave |
Changes to the rules on authorisation and recording of annual leave. |
Follow up to SN60 providing information on the use of forms E7A and E2. |
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Relaunch of a new transfer register in the FC and guidance on the procedures. |
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Information about the provision of mobile phones for business use including the decision to allow free reasonable private use. Note that this document has not been discussed or agreed with the TUS. |
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Supplementary Guidance for line managers |
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Sets out revised Codes of Practice concerning use of email and the Internet. Note that this document has not been discussed or agreed with the TUS. |
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SN101 Management of Sickness Absence in the FC/Civil Service |
Provides information about plans to improve the management of sickness absence in the public sector and in the FC. |
Notification of the current Mortgage Interest Factor. |
Other Documents
Pay Scales 09-10
Pay Scales from October 2009
Pay Scales 10-11
Pay Scales from October 2010
Market Testing Memorandum 1
Policy and procedures for Market Testing programmes in the Forestry Commission
Employer's Liability
This contains information on the management of Employers Liability case in the Forestry Commission.