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People and Culture Policy Template

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Summary

Defines workforce practices that promote integrity, inclusion, confidentiality, and operational excellence across the personnel lifecycle. Covers equal opportunity, DEI, recruitment, onboarding, training, performance, contractor oversight, offboarding, conduct, wellness, and engagement.

Purpose

This policy defines the organization's approach to managing its people and promoting a culture of integrity, inclusion, and operational excellence. It outlines practices for hiring, onboarding, training, performance evaluation, and offboarding, while promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and employee well-being.

Scope

This policy applies to all employees, contractors, and job candidates. It governs the entire personnel lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and exit, as well as expectations related to confidentiality, conduct, DEI, and wellness.

Framework Mapping

Appendix A includes mappings to common security and compliance frameworks for this template.
ISO/IEC 27002:2022
6.1 Information Security Roles and Responsibilities6.3 Information Security Awareness, Education and Training
SOC 2 TSC
CC1.1: Integrity and ethicsCC2.2: Competence and awareness
NIST CSF v2.0
GV.OV-1: Roles and responsibilitiesPR.AT-1: Awareness training
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
AT-2: Awareness TrainingPS-6: Access Agreements

Complete table of contents

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  1. 1. Purpose
  2. 2. Scope
  3. 3. Policy Statement
  4. 3.1 Equal Opportunity and Inclusion
  5. 3.2 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
  6. 3.3 Employment Lifecycle
  7. 3.3.1 Recruitment and Selection
  8. 3.3.2 Offers and Contracts
  9. 3.3.3 Onboarding
  10. 3.3.4 Probation Period
  11. 3.3.5 Performance Evaluation
  12. 3.3.6 Termination
  13. 3.4 Employment Standards
  14. 3.4.1 Confidentiality and Privacy
  15. 3.4.2 Remote and Hybrid Work
  16. 3.4.3 Information Security and Ethics
  17. 3.4.4 Training and Awareness
  18. 3.4.5 Background Verification
  19. 3.5 Contractor and Partner Management
  20. 3.5.1 Oversight
  21. 3.6 Employee Well-being
  22. 4. Roles and Responsibilities
  23. 5. References and Related Policies
  24. 6. Definitions
  25. 7. Policy Exceptions
  26. 8. Compliance and Monitoring
  27. 9. Policy Review
  28. Appendix A: Framework Control Mapping
  29. Appendix B: Revision History
  30. Appendix C: Approvals

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