# UK HR policy templates and policy guides

> Free UK HR policy templates: an occupational sick pay policy in Word for the 2026 SSP reform, plus guides to writing family leave and workplace policies.

Source: https://lumihr.co.uk/templates
Author: David Whitfield (https://lumihr.co.uk/about/david-whitfield)

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*Reflects UK law as at 20 September 2026 · By David Whitfield*

**A policy template to download and adapt, and step-by-step guides to writing the policies UK reward teams are updating this year.** Each sets out the decision points as options, with the benchmark figure for what other UK employers do beside each one, and lists its sources and the date the law was checked.

## Templates to download

- **[Occupational sick pay policy template](/templates/occupational-sick-pay-policy)** — Web version and Word download, updated for the April 2026 SSP reform, each decision point set out as options.

## Family and leave policies

- **[How to write an enhanced maternity and adoption pay policy](/guides/how-to-write-enhanced-maternity-pay-policy)**
- **[How to update your paternity and parental leave policy for the 2026 changes](/guides/how-to-update-paternity-parental-leave-policy)**
- **[How to write a carer's leave and compassionate leave policy](/guides/how-to-write-carers-compassionate-leave-policy)**

## Workplace policies

- **[How to write a gender equality and menopause action plan](/guides/how-to-write-menopause-action-plan)**
- **[How to handle a statutory flexible working request](/guides/how-to-handle-flexible-working-request)**
- **[How to design on-call and standby pay](/guides/how-to-design-on-call-standby-pay)**

## Reward scheme rules

- **[How to design a bonus scheme: eligibility, measures, gatekeepers, malus and clawback](/guides/how-to-design-bonus-scheme)**
- **[How to set up a long service award and recognition scheme within HMRC rules](/guides/how-to-set-up-long-service-recognition-scheme)**

## The research behind the figures

The market figures in these templates and guides come from the [lumi reward benchmark research](/research). Every other guide is in [the guides library](/guides). See [how lumi works](/methodology) for the method.

*These templates and guides are general information about UK employment law and practice. They are not legal advice.*

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