Policies, contracts, letters, guidance and HR support tools for UK employers.
View full libraryOur Office Lighting Policy Template ensures adequate and efficient lighting in the workplace, promoting employee well-being, productivity, and compliance with health and safety standards.
Templates. Knowledge. Guidance. Everything you need, all in one place.
1 Overview
1.1 The aim of this policy is to optimise energy efficiency, minimise electricity consumption, and create a comfortable and productive working environment for all employees.
1.2 By implementing this policy, we aim to achieve significant energy savings, reduce environmental impact, and create a well-lit and sustainable workspace conducive to employee productivity and well-being. Regular monitoring and employee engagement will be essential in maintaining the effectiveness of this plan over time.
2 Scope
2.1 All employees and workers of [Company].
3 General Principles
3.1 Daylight Utilisation:
Wherever possible, maximise the use of natural daylight by positioning workstations near windows and ensuring window treatments allow for sufficient light penetration.
Encourage employees to keep blinds or curtains open during daylight hours to minimise the need for artificial lighting.
3.2 Task Lighting:
3.3 General Lighting Schedule:
4 Standard Operating Hours: Set default lighting levels for general office spaces during regular operating hours (e.g., 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM).
5 Morning Adjustment: Gradually increase lighting levels in the morning to align with natural light changes and assist employees in
You've seen 50% of how the Office lighting policy template is structured. Get the complete editable template instantly and customise it for your organisation.
This Office lighting policy template aims to offer you a versatile and customisable tool, serving as a solid foundation for your needs. Utilise it to ensure consistency, enhance accuracy, and save valuable time.
Adapt it to suit your unique requirements, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in your HR processes.
Yes. This template has been designed for organisations of all sizes, including small businesses, charities and growing employers. It follows UK employment law best practice and can be adapted to suit your organisation.
Our templates are developed with UK employment legislation, Acas guidance and HR best practice in mind and are reviewed and updated as relevant requirements change. However, every employment situation is different, so the template should be adapted to the circumstances and checked against the employee's contract and your organisation's procedures before use.
Yes, we highlight the areas of the document that you need to update with your own details, and where you need to make decisions to suit your situation. This saves you time and ensures that you meet best practice.
Yes. Once purchased, you'll be able to download it instantly. Templates are provided in editable format (such as .doc or .xls) so you can customise them easily, and in PDF format for easy sharing.
If you're looking for broader support, we also offer toolkits and library bundles that include the Office lighting policy template, along with other HR templates and policies for fully managing your situation. These may be more cost-effective if you need deeper advice.
AI can produce a document quickly, but effective HR documentation needs to be more than well-written words. It needs to reflect relevant UK employment law, HR best practice, practical considerations and the circumstances in which it will be used. These resources have been professionally developed around that wider HR context, drawing on extensive practical experience, rather than simply generating a generic document from a prompt.
How this content is developed and reviewed
The Office lighting policy template is developed using a practical HR methodology that considers current UK employment legislation, ACAS guidance, CIPD good practice and the real-world HR process it supports. Templates and supporting information are regularly reviewed and updated, with additional reviews triggered by significant changes to legislation, guidance or established HR practice, helping ensure each document remains practical, relevant and suitable for UK employers.
Darryl Horn, Chartered HR Director
Darryl is a Chartered HR professional with over 25 years' experience in senior HR and employee relations roles.
He has extensive practical experience of managing sustainability and environmental HR processes and founded hrdocbox to provide businesses with practical, professionally developed HR resources grounded in UK employment law and best practice.
HRDocBox has been creating practical UK HR documents since 2009.
"Darryl provides support and advice with excellent judgement, and has a strong understanding of people, policies and UK employment legislation."
"He is someone I trust; consistent, dependable, and committed to doing things properly."
Sustainability and environmental policies
2 templates
£34.90
Whether you employ 5 people or 50, hrdocbox gives you the structure, documents and expertise needed to manage employees professionally and legally.
Professionally written and fully compliant with UK employment law
Access a free contract template instantly - or save 10% on any document today.
Use this code at checkout for 10% off anything!
Includes instant download, updates, and full access to your HR templates.
Handbook library
132 templates
Full library
780 templates