Employment Policies
These are the policies that guide hiring practices, orientation of new employees, compliance with employment laws, and confidentiality.
Employment Status & Records
These are the policies that define such issues as employment classifications, access to personnel files, and guidance on how background checks and performance reviews are to be performed.
Employee Benefits
These are policies that explain employee benefits such as insurance, vacations, holidays, leave, and employee reimbursements.
Payroll
These are policies that are related to salary and wage administration, including deductions, pay advances, and timekeeping.
Workplace Guidelines
These policies are quite varied, and their purpose ranges from defining certain work arrangements such as flex time and telecommuting to offering guidelines on the use of company assets and record retention.
Employee Conduct
These policies are guidelines that control employee behavior and conduct on the job. The mainstay of this section is a code of conduct, but also important are policies regarding substance abuse, smoking, harassment, and workplace violence.
E-Policies
These policies guide staff in the use of the organization's information technology. Policies defining acceptable and prohibited activities and the use of email and the Internet make up a majority of these policies.