Review and Development of Employee Handbooks

There is no one-size-fits-all handbook that businesses can call a template. Each Employee Handbook should be specific to each company’s routines and culture. Additionally, each handbook must reflect the laws of the condition in which the business operates. As an employee, getting a well-written and comprehensive employee handbook when you start a new job is the first sign of the professionalism of your workplace.

Carefully reviewing each part of an employee handbook will guide you in how you should behave at work every day. It can help you determine who to report if you are being sexually harassed or when to seek help in some way from your employer.

The employee handbook may include:

A set of policies, working conditions, procedures and expectations about your behaviour in the workplace
Your employee handbook may include welcome words from your company manager and information about your company's mission, vision for the future, company values and strategic goals
It may also include information about confidentiality agreements, information security and business continuity as part of your company's company policy
There should also be information about attendance policies, social media, rules about overtime, dress code, ethics, mobile devices, compensation/benefits, sick leave, vacation time, sexual harassment, what happens in severe weather, personal use of company property etc.

Employee handbooks are for the benefit of both you and the company you work for. For employees, a well-structured, complete and well-written handbook lets them know the company’s expectations for them in the workplace. They are important to employers because they help create a positive work environment by letting employees know that everyone will be treated the same, under the same rules, no matter the problem.

The last thing many businesses want is for the Human Resources Department to spend all their time answering employee questions about policies and procedures. A well-written manual will reduce or eliminate this from happening. An employee handbook answers many of the routine questions employees have about the workplace.

We can create a handbook that operates great for you, taking into account your corporate culture and strategic goals.