Essential HR Toolkit for Small Business and Practices

Ready to set up your business?

Starting and operating your own business or private practice comes with many responsibilities — including managing employees and meeting your workplace obligations.

Many business owners begin by managing their own HR administration without the support of an internal HR team. However, employment contracts, workplace policies, processes and recordkeeping requirements can quickly become complex.

Workplace Plus has developed the Essential HR Toolkit to help small businesses and private practices establish a strong HR foundation with the essential documents, policies and processes needed to manage employees effectively and compliantly.

The Essential HR Toolkit is suitable for:

• new businesses and private practices setting up their HR foundations

• growing organisations employing their first team members

• established businesses wanting to review and strengthen their HR documentation

What is included in the Essential HR Toolkit?

The Essential HR Toolkit can be tailored to suit your organisation’s needs and may include:

Employment documentation

• Employment agreements for permanent and part-time employees

• Position descriptions for practitioner, professional and administrative roles

Workplace policies

• Core HR policies, including:

  • Code of Conduct

  • Work Health and Safety (WHS)

  • Privacy

  • Leave

  • Performance Management

  • Complaints and Grievances

• Additional policies tailored to your workplace needs, such as:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • Social Media

  • Working from Home

  • Diversity and Inclusion

HR processes and checklists

• Recruitment procedure and checklist

• Interview questions

• Reference checking process

• Probation process and checklist

• Employee onboarding process and checklist

• Termination process and checklist

Employee communication resources

• Equal Employment Opportunity information

• Employee Assistance Program information

• Other workplace communication resources

Read about the must-have policies and procedures for your workplace >

Why invest in an Essential HR Toolkit?

Having appropriate HR documentation provides a foundation for consistent and fair workplace practices.

A tailored HR toolkit can help your organisation:

• clearly communicate workplace expectations

• support managers to manage employees consistently

• reduce compliance risks

• improve employee onboarding and engagement

• create professional HR processes as your organisation grows

A tailored HR solution for your workplace

Every organisation is different. Workplace Plus will tailor the Essential HR Toolkit to your specific business requirements, workforce needs and budget.

You can choose the documents, policies and processes most relevant to your organisation rather than paying for resources you do not need.

The toolkit includes explanatory notes and access to Workplace Plus support, helping you confidently implement your HR processes with current and future employees.

Need help setting up your HR foundations?

Workplace Plus supports small businesses, private practices and growing organisations with practical HR solutions, including workplace policies, employment documentation and HR advisory support.

For more information about the Essential HR Toolkit, contact Workplace Plus today.