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What Should Employee Handbooks
Include for Oklahoma Law Firms?
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Employee handbooks
serve a dual function
for Oklahoma law firmsKenny Keller
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First, they help the firm avoid
liability by making its policies
and expectations clearKenny Keller
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Second, they use the same
rules and requirements to
manage employees in a way
that makes the firm profitableKenny KellerCTO
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Setting Expectations
Kenny KellerCTO
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Policies on the following
must be addressed to
eliminate the possibility
of misunderstandings laterKenny KellerCTO
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• Behavior Policies
Kenny KellerCTO
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• Confidentiality
Kenny KellerCTO
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• Complaint Procedures
Kenny KellerCTO
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Before writing the section
on employee requirements,Kenny Keller
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the firm’s managers and
HR staff should determine
what issues are important
to the companyKenny KellerCTO
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Is there a corporate culture
that mandates a particular
dress code?Kenny Keller
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Is text messaging on the job
permitted?Kenny Keller
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Can employees blog about
the firm?Kenny Keller
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If these are important matters,
address them in the
handbookKenny Keller
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Explaining Responsibilities
Kenny KellerCTO
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An excellent handbook
will clearly explain the
firm’s responsibilities
toward its employeesKenny KellerCTO
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• Compensation
Kenny KellerCTO
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• Paid Time Off
Kenny KellerCTO
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• Other Benefits
Kenny KellerCTO
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• Anti-Discrimination Policies
Kenny KellerCTO
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• Discipline
Kenny KellerCTO
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Communicating
Office ProceduresKenny Keller
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Having information like
the following in writing
improves productivity Kenny Keller
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because newer staff
are not regularly interrupting
their senior co-workers
or managers to request
guidanceKenny Keller
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• How to order office
supplies like paper
and notepadsKenny Keller
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• What number to call
if the copier breaks downKenny Keller
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• How to use the
postage machineKenny Keller
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Bottom Line
Kenny KellerCTO
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An employee handbook can
help a firm run more smoothlyKenny Keller
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How effective is the
employee handbook
at your firm?Kenny Keller
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Let us know your thoughts
in the Comments box belowKenny Keller
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