Hours of work policy template
Use this if you require a robust and practical hours of work policy template.
5 mins
What is a Hours of work policy?
The purpose of this Hours of work policy template is to provide you with a flexible and customisable document to serve as a robust and effective starting point for you.
By using our Hours of work policy template, you can streamline your process, maintain consistency and accuracy, and save time, and it can be easily adapted to fit your specific scenario.
During onboarding / after changes / planned refresher
Internally issued to appropriate recipients in your Company
Great Britain & NI (United Kingdom), Worldwide
Hours of work
Overview
The purpose of this policy is to specify rules with regards to hours of work.
Scope
This policy is applicable to all employees of [company name].
General principles
Your normal hours and working pattern will be specified in your [Contract of Employment | Statement of Terms and Conditions of Employment].
The full-time contracted hours for all posts within the organisation are [hours] hours per week excluding daily meal breaks. A daily unpaid lunch break of a minimum of [30 | 60] minutes must be taken if you work more than six hours daily.
[Company] reserves the right to vary your hours and pattern of working, following consultation and agreement with you.
Persistent poor timekeeping means that colleagues are put under pressure to cover your duties. This is not acceptable and may be considered as a potential disciplinary offence under our disciplinary procedures.
This policy [does not] form[s] part of your terms and conditions of employment.
Version: [1.0]
Issue date: [date]
Author: [name, job title]
Why buy our Hours of work policy template?
- It's easily editable and implementable, saving you time and money
- It's designed by CIPD accedited Chartered HR practitioners with operational experience in this area
- You will maintain compliance with ACAS guidelines, legislation, and industry best practices
- Email notifications for any updates made to this template or its accompanying materials
- 12 months of unrestricted access without any additional costs (any update in that period is free to you)
- A 25% discount on all library, toolkit, and template purchases/renewals
