Communicating HR policies and policy changes
Write policies people can follow, plan how a new or changed policy reaches every employee (including people without a desk or email), brief managers, collect acknowledgments, keep versions under control, and know when a change needs consultation or agreement rather than an announcement. Required notices such as US workplace posters and UK written statements are covered as examples.
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- About 45 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Rewrite a policy section in plain language with the action, the owner and the exception route
- Plan a rollout that reaches every group of employees, with manager briefings and a question route
- Track acknowledgments and follow up gaps without singling people out
- Keep policy versions controlled: one current version, an effective date and a change log
- Recognize changes that affect terms and conditions and need HR or legal involvement before announcement
Course outline
- 1.Communicating HR policies and policy changesVideo · 3 min
- 2.Policies people can actually followLesson · 14 min
- 3.Rolling out a new or changed policyLesson · 16 min
- 4.Versions, consultation and common mistakesLesson · 15 min
- 5.Communicating HR policies and policy changes: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 15 questions
- 6.Final exam9 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- EEOC: "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster (US example)
- US Department of Labor: Workplace Posters (and the elaws Poster Advisor)
- GOV.UK: Employment contracts: written statement of employment particulars (UK example)
- Acas: Changes to employment contracts (UK example)
- General HR practice: fair process, confidentiality and documentation. Your own policies and local law apply; involve HR or legal advisers
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