Relationships at work model policy and checklist

Personal relationships at work must be managed with care and sensitivity. This model policy outlines the expectations for staff and their managers to ensure such situations are handled fairly and consistently.

 

The checklist is provided to help you assess whether your employer’s relationships at work policy is compliant with the law and the NEU position.

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Our model policies and policy checklists are designed to assist NEU reps in negotiating the best employment policies on behalf of our members.

Reps should strive to ensure policies are compliant with the NEU models.

Reps should consult members before agreeing new policies or changes to existing policies and should not agree policies that do not meet member expectations, any statutory requirements and NEU minimums.

Reps should always seek to work collaboratively with other unions. 

If a policy is unacceptable, members should consider a collective response that may include taking industrial action. For further advice, contact your NEU branch.

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