A personnel policy should address the following elements.

Filling vacancies

• Recruitment
• Selection
• Appointment

Personnel procedures

• Probation
• Performance evaluation
• Promotion
• Grievance procedures
• Personnel records
• Resignation and dismissal
• Retirement

Salaries, position classifications

Benefits

• Insurance
• Retirement plan
• Worker's Compensation
• Hours, schedules, overtime, compensatory time

Staff development (can be a separate continuing education policy)

• In-service training
• Formal education
• Professional affiliations

Vacation and leave

• Vacation
• Sick leave
• Holidays
• Personal leave, including maternity and paternity leave
• Professional and educational leave
• Jury duty
• Reserve military duty
• Emergency leave