Employee Handbook Update: Critical Elements

No matter how many people you employ, you have to deal with performance, communication, conflict, benefits, morale, productivity and attendance, as well as scores of state and federal employment laws and regulations. Periodic policy reviews and updates are critical. We can help you create, review, or update your handbook.

Here are just a few reasons your organization needs a well-drafted handbook:

Prevent Illegal & Inappropriate

Behavior

Employer risk goes up with no written policies
Good intentions are not sufficient
Discrimination and harassment still exist
Workplace bullying and violence still exist

Establish Your Organizational Culture

Your policies help set the tone for the work environment you create
Your leadership team establishes culture, climate and teamwork within the organization

Defend Your Workforce

Identify primary risks employees face
Explain how risks are addressed and minimized
Discuss importance of safety within the organization

Safeguard Critical Information

Protect customer/client information
Protect employee information
Protect trade secrets; assure confidentiality
Hold people accountable

Open Channels of Communications

Identify FAQs; who to ask
Explain organizational and communications structures
Identify what staff can expect from leadership

Outline & Communicate

Expectations

Explain performance standards and requirements
Give expectations of service and quality
Review attendance, dress code, behavior, etc.

Protect Your Organization

Written policies help promote compliance
Written policies help create consistency within your management team
Cost of a handbook is far less than defending your organization against legal action

You don’t have to have an HR expert in your office when you have one, or more, in ours. Let us be the alternative to muddling through and doing it yourself.