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Whether all of your employees are based in Texas or only a handful, you will need to provide a Texas-specific handbook to ensure your employees know the policies and rights entitled to them by their state. Find the required state policies for Texas, federally required policies, and other optional policies below.
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Once the employer has updated the policies and formalized the common practices, legal counsel should review them, and HR should use these final policies for developing the employee handbook. Employers should also consider the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rulings and guidance pertaining to employee handbooks.
Building or updating an employee handbook and ensuring it complies with all federal and state policies can take as long as 8 weeks without the right tools.
While an employee handbook is not legally required of employers, the lack of one can create confusion, as you note, and lead to decreased morale and potential for legal claims. With no handbook guiding them, managers are without rules to rely on.
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.
Very few employees read the Employee Handbook they get when they start a new job, but they should. An Employee Handbook can set the expectations for the employee and also what is required by law for the employer. It often clarifies various obligations the employer has both under the law and which it agrees to take on.
Employee Handbook Guidelines An introduction containing: A welcome to the employees. A statement that the handbook is not an employment contract (California does not view handbooks as employment contracts)
The employee handbook policy should include: Workplace policies: Descriptions of the workplace environment, including confidentiality, harassment prevention, and workplace safety. Code of conduct: Guidelines on employee behavior, including dress code, cyber security, conflict of interest, and workplace relationships.