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Here's an example: “You'll find everything you need to know in this comprehensive employee handbook. It covers everything from our organizational structure and expectations of new employees to important resources such as our safety and well-being policies and available development opportunities we offer.
What Goes Into an Employee Handbook? Company Values and Mission Statement. General Employment Information. Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Laws. Standards of Conduct. Employee Benefits. Confidentiality / Non-Disclosure Agreement / Conflict of Interest. Disciplinary Policies. Disclaimer.
What should not be included in an employee handbook? Legalese. Company procedures, work processes, and job descriptions should not be included so that you will not need to update the entire handbook each time one of these changes. Health and welfare benefits details.
5 little-known policies that need to be in your employee handbook Dress code policy. Employee dating policy. Flexible work arrangement policy. Gifts and favors policy. Employee complaint-resolution policy.
How to write an employee handbook Include your company's mission statement. Write a brief section on company history. State any legal declarations. Explain your dress code. Include details about work hours. Define duties. Include department-specific policies. Describe company benefits.
What to include in an employee handbook. An employee handbook should include your business's policies, your expectations of your employees, and what your employees can expect from your business. It should lay out your legal obligations as an employer and your employees' rights.
Employee handbooks are not legally binding unless they explicitly state that they are. However, certain statements in the handbook can be interpreted as contractual promises if they are specific enough and imply mutual obligations between employer and employee.
The key overarching categories typically included in an employee handbook are: Company mission statement, values, and/or history. Company policies, standards, and guidelines. Career, compensation and benefits information. Company procedures.
If you need to produce physical manuals, FrameMaker or InDesign (if they are shorter, quick start manuals) will do a good job. You can get away with Word, but the page layout features are not as good.
While the law in California does not require businesses to create or distribute employee handbooks, the law does require every business to memorialize certain workplace policies in writing.