A comprehensive, well-written employee handbook serves as a foundation of
workplace procedures, a defense against frivolous lawsuits, and a compelling
public relations tool. A solid employee handbook accomplishes all of the following
and more:
Serves as a communication tool for new hires and existing employees
regarding policies, practices, and promotes employee benefit plans
Helps
guarantee consistent treatment of workplace issues
Informs employees about
critical policies such as harassment avoidance, leaves of absence, drug,
alcohol and tobacco use, Equal Employment Opportunity, e-mail and Internet
use, business ethics, rules of conduct and disciplinary procedures
Gives
supervisors a handy reference for and reduces time spent responding to questions
about policies and procedures
Provides deterrents to and defenses in litigation
of workplace disputes
The Human Resource Department can develop a new employee handbook or bring
your existing handbook up-to-date to meet your organization's unique
needs and objectives. Existing policies and practices that you have already
documented are reviewed, including your current employee handbook if there
is one; addition of new policy areas, revisions to existing policies and deletion
of unnecessary policies are recommended as needed. We guide you throughout
the process by:
Meeting with representatives of your organization to determine the topics
to be included and to generate the necessary information
Advising you where policy changes or additions are needed to comply
with applicable laws, to protect the interests of the organization, or to
improve human resource practices
Producing the handbook in a format that best suits your
needs and written
in a manner that is user friendly and easy to understand for employees and
supervisors
Assisting you in meeting with employees to discuss the contents
of the handbook
Our project managers are highly qualified, with extensive experience in drafting
and implementing workplace policies and procedures, and in-depth knowledge
of workplace laws and regulations.
