New HR in a Small IT Firm: How Do I Start Creating Essential Policies from Scratch?

tonmoy.haldar
Dear All,

I've recently joined a small IT firm with a staff of 25 employees. Until now, there was no full-time HR, hence none of the company policies were formulated on paper, as everything remained verbal. Now, since I've joined, I've started making documented policies. I've gone through many threads regarding policies and am kind of confused about where to begin. I would like to have a clear view regarding the following things:

1. How to formulate a leave policy (on an urgent basis).
2. Which policies to formulate as required by an IT firm?
3. Salary appraisal policy

Any kind of help would be appreciated as I am a complete fresher with no practical knowledge, and I am building the HR department right from its roots.

Thanks to all.

Warm Regards
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