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Hi, I got told recently that all workplace Policies whether HR, H&S etc require a signature. The Health & Safety Policy requires a signature and this is in place, likewise HR Policies on Equality, Disciplinary etc - but i was unaware that all Policies needed to be signed. Can anyone please clarify? Thank you, Sophie
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There is no legal requirement for this, but it is good practice in that it shows that the policy is endorsed by senior management. If I see a policy document and with no signature or name it makes me suspect that it does really have the backing of the people on top. Ideally something like the H&S policy(by which I mean the short 1 page statement endorsing health and safety as a policy objective in the organisation) should be signed by the CEO or equivalent. If it’s just signed by the H&S bod I think it just window dressing. It also needs a review date of the same reason.
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Policies should be signed as good practice and certain standards require them to be reviewed annually. Therefore I have one H&S Policy Statement of 1 page which is signed by our Chair and CEO Equivalent and we review this annually. There is an Orgainsation and Arrangements document to support and then all other documents we call Standards or Procedures and are approved via our H&S Committee structure. Otherwise I would be tying up senior managers in approving documents and signing them which would degrade our engagement with them. We manage the knowledge in other ways.
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