Welcome to the "Voys Handbook for Colleagues". It combines the handbook for new colleagues with our staff manual and other relevant info. It contains the Why and the How of working at Voys. Itβs written for and by our colleagues, but we want to share it with the world. We hope you enjoy the read and find it useful.
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After reading the content, you'll know the most important things about various people subjects.
Why are we talking in terms of "Staff", "Employer" and "Employee" instead of the word we much prefer: colleague? That's because it sometimes is mandatory, and a Staff handbook -which this formally is- has legal implications. This is also the reason why some pages cannot be edited by everyone π±
It is impossible to name everything for every situation, so we have focused on the essentials. Withal, we love 'common senseβ (read: your sanity). If you get a temporary job for a short period of time, or a job with very few hours a week, it is possible that different agreements apply to you.
Preface
The beginning
Your first day at work and the period that follows
What does Voys actually do?
The Voys model; no management, no job descriptions
Circles
The Yes/ No list
Final things to get you started
How we work together
Being a meaningful business
Our purpose & our impact
Our core values
Principles: our core values unpacked
Holacracy
Outlook strategy process
Vision Conversations
Day to day
Workweek & lunch
Corona / Covid 19 guideline
Asynchronous work
Commuting
Flight Policy
At the "office"
The workplace (office, home, remote)
Check-in @ the office-proxyclick
Coffee & tea
Nursing room
Prayer Room
Working abroad
Chair Massage
Office guidelines
Staying up to date
All hands
Hup hup, standup
Pizza session & techsnacks
Town hall and Ask Us Anything
Toolbox
Tools
Voys telephony sponsoring
Security
Security Guidelines
BHV & evacuation plan, RIE
GDPR: your privacy and data
Data Retention Policy
Learning & personal development
Why learning & personal development is so important
Reflection & ambition cycle
Study budget
Coaching (external)
Career doubts - Reset Button
Feedback
Spending and contracting
Spending and purchasing
Reimbursements
Investment proposals
Signing contracts
Contracting external expertise
Employment things
Employment contract
Ending an employment contract and post employment
Contract renewal process
Compensation - salary
Compensation - other conditions
Secondary activities
Pension plan
The future of hybrid work - the organizational and legal side of working abroad and emigration
Anything to do with (holiday)leave
NMBRS (app)
Time for time
Holiday and vacation leave
Sick leave
Special Leave
Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave
Important stuff
Counselor (vertrouwenspersoon)
Occupational health and safety policy
Health check information
Alcohol, drugs, and medication (ADM)
Sanctions Policy and Official Warnings
Fun stuff
Our guide to the city of Groningen
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