Downloadable .pdf (84kb). If you are new to being an employer, this simple fact sheet from Voluntary Action Sheffield is a useful introduction to key issues.

Helps voluntary and community organisations make the best of their paid staff, volunteers and trustees through workforce development. A range of resources, some of which are included below.

The UK Workforce Hub's Employment Practice Team works to promote and raise awareness of good employment practice within the voluntary and community sector.

A number of case studies from the UK Workforce Hub, which highlight good employment practice in recruitment and retention, and diversity.

Business link provides a comprehensive resource ‘map’ to recruiting and managing a new employee.

London Voluntary Service Council’s PEACe produces a series of downloadable guides and model documents on key employment law and personnel topics. See the menu on the left of their page for a full list of the topics covered.

Sandy Adirondack’s legal update service for voluntary organisations provides information of a general nature for management committees/trustees and staff of voluntary organisations about legal changes over the past year, and forthcoming changes. It is in two parts:
Employment. Covering all aspects of employment: volunteering; equal opportunities; health and safety;
Managing the Organisation. Covering: data protection; internet; intellectual property; human rights; charity law; company and related law; finance; property; licensing etc.

Provides updates for the current edition of the Voluntary Sector Legal Handbook (see books below).

Advice and information on the full range of employment issues from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations’ website.

This guide from ACEVO aims to help Chief Executives create employment contracts and develop grievance and disciplinary procedures in accordance with the current legal requirements.

Running PAYE is complicated and most small organisations use a payroll service that calculate this for them and provide pay slips for a small fee. If you have a local community accountancy service, they may be able to provide this service. If not, a lot of accountancy firms run them. Ask other small organisations locally who they use.

HM Revenue and Customs are responsible for collecting tax and national insurance from employees – known as PAYE.

A PAYE calaculator provided by HM Revenue and Customs.

A national insurance payments calculator provided by HM Revenue and Customs.

The HM Revenue and Customs page for PAYE. It includes guidance and online tools to assist with PAYE.

Current NJC pay scales can be found through the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action website. These are the main public sector pay scales, which are widely used and accepted as a pay structure. NJC stands for Joint National Council – a national negotiation framework for public sector employers and trade unions.

London Voluntary Service Council's Personnel, Employment Advice and Conciliation Service (PEACe) has produced this job evaluation toolkit, which helps voluntary sector organisations set realistic pay levels for their staff, and is especially useful for deciding what salary amounts should be included in funding bids.

A report on the approach of voluntary and community organisations to planning and budgeting for work force and governance development.

A full report on the attitudes and approaches of funders to the governance and work force development costs of voluntary and community organisations.

Executive summary of the report on the attitudes and approaches of funders to the governance and workforce development costs of voluntary and community organisations.

The following titles may be useful and are available from the DSC.