Policy & Compliance

BEST PRACTICE: Policies & Procedures go Hand in Hand

Workplace policies cover crucial areas like employee behavior, safety, privacy, and conflict resolution, forming the foundation of a well-functioning organisation. They ensure a safe, fair, and respectful environment and must be regularly updated—typically annually or when laws change—to stay current.

Policy Health Check

Overview: Designed to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises are fully compliant with current regulations and best practices.

When is it best applied: 

Ideal for organisations with a small register of current policies and associated procedures in place aiming to review to ensure they meet best practice and compliance.
New and growing businesses uncertain about their legal obligations.

What's included: Initial needs consultation, written project scope and associated fees and payment timelines. Milestones include:

Comprehensive review of your company's existing policies, including HR, safety, and operational guidelines, to identify gaps or areas of improvement.
Cross reference to the latest legislation, standards and guidelines relevant to your business and sector.
Provision of an in-depth Outcomes Report providing advice on recommended actionables.

Investment: $2,500 + GST

Policy & Procedures Review

Overview: Ensures full compliance with current regulations and best practices by conducting a thorough review of company policies and their associated procedures.

When is it best applied:

Ideal for organisations with an existing register of policies and associated procedures but concerned that changes in legislation and other statutory bodies may have left them susceptible to non-compliance.
New and growing businesses needing to organise their policies and associated procedures to meet compliance and improve business outcomes.

What's included: Initial needs consultation, written project scope and associated fees and payment timelines. Milestones include:

Comprehensive review of your company's existing policies and the associated procedures including HR, safety, and operational guidelines, to identify gaps or areas of improvement.
Evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the related procedures, ensuring they align with operational goals and regulatory standards.
Provision of an in-depth Outcomes Report providing advice on recommended actionables.

Investment: $5,000 + GST

'Best Practice' Implementation

Overview: Designed to improve organisational efficiencies which leads greater productivity via continuous small improvements.

When is it best applied:

For those organisations who have undertaken Option 2. Policy & Procedures Review and wish to implement the recommendations.

What's included: Initial needs consultation, written project scope and associated fees and payment timelines. Milestones include:

Development of an Implementation Strategy.
Design and implementation of revised and improved policies and their associated procedures.

Investment: $125.00 + GST (hourly rate)

Project Terms and Conditions: On acceptance of the written project scope and costings a 25% deposit will be invoiced with payment required prior to project kick off. Any progress payments will be invoiced at project milestones as formally agreed in the project scope. The remainder of the fee (no less than 25% of the total fee) will be invoiced on project completion. Except for the deposit invoice all invoices are payable within 14 days from the date of the invoice. Tasks and meetings will be organised on an 'as-needs- basis over the agreed timeline of the project period.

Please note - Services can be provided in-person (onsite) within the Adelaide metro region or virtually (Zoom) anywhere in Australia at no additional cost. Where services are requested in-person anywhere outside of the Adelaide metro fees for travel and where appropriate accommodation will be quoted in addition to the fee for services provided.

FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY ARE KEY!

If none of the above options fit your organisation's needs then anything is possible! Give Cheryl McCormack a call on 0417899756 or email her at cheryl@mccormackconsulting.com.au to start a conversation today!