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Employee Handbooks & Policies
What is Employee Handbook?
The employee handbook contains information about company policies and procedures. It is one of the most important communication tools between your company and your employees. Not only does it set forth your expectations for your employees, but it also describes what they can expect from the company. The employee handbook is an excellent place to bring together employment and job-related information which employees need to know, such as company expectations and state and federal law compliance information.
What to include in an Employee Handbook?
There are the 10 items essential to every employee handbook.i) The Disclaimer ii) Company goals and mission statementiii) Appropriate employee definitions
iv) Clearly defined work weekv) General policies & procedures
What to include in an Employee Handbook?
vi) Sexual harassment and discrimination policiesvii) Leave policiesviii) Employee benefitsix) Disciplinary policiesx) Problem resolution procedure
Benefits of Employee Handbook
● Set and meet employee expectations.● With a well-planned and written handbook, you can save your
managers’ time. They need not explain the same policies every time a new employee joins or answer the same questions over and again.
● Employee handbooks help communicate to the employees about the Company’s expectations of them.
● Help to win unemployment claims and lawsuits
Benefits of Employee Handbook
● You spend a significant amount of money on every employee in ways that employees do not see or appreciate. A handbook allows you to take credit for all that you do for workers.
● Policies about promotion or demotion should be included. This will help them gain clarity on their job responsibilities and reduce the start-up time.
● Employee handbooks publish the Company’s policies on employee safety measures and procedures to handle occupational accidents or hazards.
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necessary/