CHECKLIST
HUMAN RESOURCE
AUDIT CHECKLIST
HUMAN RESOURCE AUDIT CHECKLIST
OVERVIEW OF REASONS FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT
• Legislative requirements
Some legislation includes requirements for written policies and
procedures to be in place with ongoing implementation.
• Codes of conduct
Codes of conduct detail issues that are not regulated by law but
are the standards, behaviours and expectations set by the
employer in the workplace.
• Conditions of employment
Conditions of employment which may fall within this category
include: attendance, absenteeism, punctuality, transfer, training,
promotion, probation, performance review, discipline,
abandonment of employment, exit interviews, notice, and
termination.
• Employee entitlements
Policies included within this category may include annual leave,
long service leave, bereavement leave, parental leave, carer’s
leave, jury leave, special leave, overtime, shift work and details of
any other entitlements.
• Employee benefits
Some organisations provide a range of employee benefits not
prescribed by legislation or awards. These can relate to such
matters as employee health, or assisting employees to balance
work and family responsibilities. It is important to clarify how such
benefits are awarded to employees in an organisation policy in
order to ensure that all employees know of their availability, they
are distributed fairly, and that any conditions applying are
understood.
Employee benefits, which fall into this category, may include:
company cars, mobile phones, employee assistance programs,
salary packaging, career breaks, working from home and study
assistance.
The following audit checklist below provides a list of policies,
procedures and documentation that are useful for organisations to
consider in managing the employment relationship.
Policy & Procedure Audit Is there an Is revision Is a policy & Priority
Checklist existing policy required? Y/N procedure High,
-POLICY/PROCEDURE and procedure? required? Y/N Medium,
NAME Y/N Low
ORGANISATIONAL
POLICIES/PROCEDURES
Code of Conduct
Communications
Copyright
Grievance Handling
Intellectual Property
Internet and Email Use
Mission Statement
Motor Vehicle Car Pool
Organisational Objectives
Organisational Social
Functions
Security Policy
Use of Organisational
Property
Work and Life Balance
RECRUITMENT AND
SELECTION
Employment of Relatives
Employment Screening Policy
External Recruitment and
Selection
Induction
Internal Recruitment and
Selection
Medical information
Relocation
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
Casual Employment
Job Sharing
Part time Employment
Probation
CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT
Absenteeism
Annual Leave
Bereavement Leave
Carer’s Leave
Children in the Workplace
Defence Service Leave
Dress Policy
Educational Assistance
Emergency Leave
Employment Assistance
Program
Family Leave
Flexible Working Time
Higher Duties Policy
Hours of work
Jury Duty
Leave without pay
Long Service Leave
Mobile Phones
Motor Vehicle Use
Parental Leave
Promotion
Bank Holiday
Sick Leave
Study Leave
Superannuation
Time in Lieu
Training and Development
Travel and Expense
Reimbursement
Use of Credit Cards
Working from Home
DATA PROTECTION
Disclosure of Information
Employee Records
Inspection of Records
REMUNERATION
Remuneration Review
Remuneration Setting
Salary Packaging
PERFORMANCE
APPRAISAL
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND
DISCRIMINATION
Diversity
Equal Employment
Opportunity
Harassment (including sexual
harassment and bullying in
the workplace)
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY
Occupational Health and
Safety Policy
Drugs and Alcohol in the
Workplace
Emergency Evacuation
First Aid
Incident Reporting and
Investigation
Non-smoking
WORKERS’
COMPENSATION
Claims Management
Rehabilitation Procedure
Return to Work Procedure
DISCIPLINARY AND
TERMINATION
PROCEDURES
Abandonment of Employment
Counselling
Demotion
Discipline
Redundancy
Suspension (with or without
pay)
Termination
TEMPLATES, LETTERS AND
FORMS
Acknowledge receipt of
application letter
Alternative Employment
Application for Employment
Form
Application for Internal
Vacancy Form
Application for Study
Assistance
Certificate of Training
Completed
Criminal History Application
Form
Employee Status Change
including permanent change,
Secondment and higher
duties.
Employment Declaration
Exit Interview Form
Internal Job Vacancy Notice
Form
Interview Assessment Form
Letter of Offer – Casual
Letter of Offer – Fixed Term
Letter of Offer – Part time
Letter of Offer – Permanent
Privacy Disclosure
Authorisation Form
Probation period complete –
confirmation of appointment
Recruitment and Selection
Checklist
Recruitment and Selection
Shortlisting Form
Redundancy – Calculation of
entitlements
Redundancy Confirmation
Letter
Working from Home – OHS
Self Assessment Form
Working from Home
Agreement
Working from Home
Application Form
