Build your own handbook

June 18, 2026 By Lucy Feavearyear

How certain are you that you’re adequately covered by your current employment policies?

The reality is, you often only find out how robust they are when they’re tested in practice, and that’s not always where you want to be. 


With recent and upcoming employment rights changes, we’ve seen a significant increase in enquiries around policies and handbooks. We recognise that businesses in the early stages, or those with a smaller team, can’t always justify fully bespoke consultancy, but are often willing to roll up their sleeves and adapt high-quality templates to suit their organisation.

Strong policies aren’t just about protection when things go wrong

They’re about creating an environment that brings out the best in your people, for the benefit of the business as a whole.


Your employment policies (as a minimum) should be:


  • Legally compliant 
  • Up to date with current legislation 
  • Integrated (meaning each policy complements and supports any related policies) 


Here at Mustard, we now offer a range of “off the shelf” policies - whether you need a standalone sickness absence or family leave policy (following April’s changes), or a full library to 'build your own' company handbook, this is a flexible package which allows you to tailor policies to your specific needs.

We consider this to be the gold standard for a suite of high quality employment policy templates

  • Compact and concise, making them easy to implement
  • Practical, with effective and efficient HR processes created from years of employment law experience 
  • Easy to read and understand by colleagues at every level  
  • Comprehensive, covering the full range of tricky employment issues busy HR professionals deal with every day
  • Fully legally compliant as they include every relevant employment legislation change since 2020 
  • Developed and published by one of the UK’s leading employment law barristers 
  • Peer reviewed by some of the brightest legal minds in the profession


For those opting for a full suite, we also offer an annual update service to keep everything aligned with legislative change. Packages are available on a fixed-fee basis, with introductory pricing starting from £49 +VAT.


We think this is one of those no-brainer decisions you’ll look back on and congratulate yourself for making. Get in touch now for further information: admin@mustardhr.co.uk



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Lucy Feavearyear

Lucy Feavearyear

Founder of Mustard HR and MCIPD qualified HR professional with years of hands-on experience. Lucy specialises in Employee Relations and is passionate about helping workplaces thrive through practical, no-nonsense HR advice.

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