This handbook provides practical guidance and pragmatic tools for designing and maintaining an effective system of personnel administration. It contains a full system of personnel letters, forms and procedures for all key areas of personnel management: pre-employment; engagement; during employment; termination; health and safety; training; and reviewing performance. Written by practitioners for practitioners, it is based on the authors' wide experience of providing organizations with workable solutions. While providing all the essentials to ensure that personnel practitioners comply with legislative requirements, it also provides a basis for realizing the opportunities and benefits of "progressive" employment practices.