Bear Consulting groups policy into three tiers. Each has an approval gate before it is loaded.
Tier 1
General HR policy
Annual leave, expenses, family-friendly policies, general working arrangements.
Agreed deployment scope
Tier 2
Operational HR procedure
Recruitment, performance management, line-manager procedures, contractual variations.
Service director sign-off
Tier 3
Sensitive policy domains
Disciplinary, grievance, capability, safeguarding-adjacent and restructure procedures. Restricted access and explicit handling rules.
Data protection impact assessment and service director approval
The approval gates and any required data protection assessment are agreed for each organisation-specific deployment.