Month: October 2023

How to Create an Employee Handbook Outline

Creating an employee handbook can be challenging, especially when you’re starting from scratch. The best employee handbooks begin with the same first step: developing an effective outline. Not only does an outline provide clear direction for your project, but it also ensures you’ve identified the content to include.

Whether you’re drafting for the first time or revising an existing outline, you’re in the right spot. In this article, we’ll talk about what policies you should include and how to organize them.

How to Collaborate and Get Approvals for Your Employee Handbook

Though you may think of employee handbooks as an HR thing, it’s best to solicit input from various departments, like your executive leadership team, IT, and legal counsel. Collaboration helps ensure your handbook content is accurate and properly reflects your company culture. 

So, how do you manage the collaboration and approval process without getting overwhelmed? 

How to Write a Disclaimer for Your Employee Handbook

This article is designed to familiarize you with how to create a disclaimer for your employee handbook. Although it is quite comprehensive, it does not cover 100% of all situations you may find yourself in.

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People are indeed the worst.

Your company’s employee handbook should have a successful and effective disclaimer. If you have any questions, please contact us.

We are not liable if the information herein is TOO helpful in helping you craft a bulletproof yet culture-first disclaimer for your employee handbook.

Is this joke getting old yet? 😄 Let’s talk about your employee handbook disclaimer! A handbook disclaimer protects your company! It:

  • Ensures employees know your handbook is not 100% comprehensive
  • Informs employees how to get help with any of your handbook’s content
  • Reiterates employees’ at-will status
  • Makes it clear that your handbook isn’t an employment contract
  • Emphasizes that the policies within are subject to change
  • Renders all other versions obsolete

In this article, we’ll talk about why disclaimers are important, what your disclaimer should — and shouldn’t — include, and how to create an effective disclaimer for your employee handbook.

6 Creative Examples of Employee Handbooks

Your employee handbook can (and should) be more than a yawn-inducing document that outlines your company’s policies and procedures. What if, instead, you viewed your handbook as an opportunity to show employees you care—that they matter?

If you want to create a handbook that people actually read—and maybe even enjoy—you’re in the right place. Let’s take a look at how you can turn your company’s handbook into an engaging, informative resource.

What Not to Include in Your Employee Handbook

Your handbook helps employees understand what your company is all about—from culture and values to the policies and procedures that make your workplace successful. Creating a helpful handbook means knowing what to include and, just as importantly, what not to include. 

In this article, we’ll take a look at the employee handbook creation process and provide guidance on what topics to cover and what to avoid.