Guidance and tools to help you run your charity or voluntary organisation
Practical guidance to help you recruit, manage and develop paid members of staff, including a useful introduction to employment law
Familiarise yourself with the essential aspects of employing paid members of staff
Understand your core legal responsibilities to your employees
A short summary of your general legal obligations to paid members of staff
A quick introduction to employment law on the conditions of employment
A quick introduction to employment law on equity, diversity and inclusion
A quick introduction to employment law on leave and time off
A quick introduction to employment law on pay and pensions
Guidance on what to include in employment contracts and written statements
Identifying the types of harm that people you work with might experience
Find training designed for charities, voluntary organisations and community groups
Find organisations that can help you plan and review your safeguarding work
Find out who this guide is for and how to use it
Find out about the key legal sources that we refer to in this guide
Find out where charities' duties of care can arise from and who they might affect
The key duties for charities and volunteer organisations regarding insurance
Find out about the Charity Commission's expectations for reporting incidents
The Charity Commission's recommended steps that your organisation can take
Find out about the specific role that trustees can play in safeguarding