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Policies

The workforce policies below apply to all NHS employees in Scotland. They are inherent to the 'Once for Scotland' Workforce Policies Programme. Areas not addressed by these policies will continue to be covered by the current workforce policies of your NHS employer.

Applies when an employee requires adoption leave or needs support for fostering or kinship care.

Supporting Work Life Balance

Applies where health is impacting on an employee’s ability to be at work.

Foundation

Applies when an employee wants to breastfeed or express milk in the workplace.

Supporting Work Life Balance

Applies to bullying or harassing behaviours, or both, where these relate to the working environment.

Foundation

Relates to concerns regarding an employee’s knowledge, skills or ability to perform their role.

Foundation

Applies when an employee wants to take an unpaid career break and return to work in the NHS.

Supporting Work Life Balance

Applies to behaviour or conduct that falls below the standard required by NHSScotland or is in breach of policy.

Foundation

Applies when employees request or managers propose options for flexible work locations.

Supporting Work Life Balance

Applies when employees request, or managers propose options for a flexible work pattern, such as changing hours.

Supporting Work Life Balance

Relates to complaints from an employee or group of employees regarding their employment situation.

Foundation

Applies when an employee requires maternity leave. It outlines their statutory and contractual rights and pay arrangements.

Supporting Work Life Balance

Applies when an employee takes new parent support leave. It outlines their statutory and contractual rights and pay arrangements.

Supporting Work Life Balance

Supporting documents

Each workforce policy comes with extensive support to ensure the consistent application of the policies across all NHSScotland employers. These supporting documents form part of the standard for workforce policies that apply to all NHSScotland employees.

Principles and values

Principles and values

Learn about the principles and values that make sure employees and workers are treated fairly and consistently at work.

Roles and responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities

Find out about the roles and responsibilities of the people using our workforce policies across the NHS in Scotland.

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