Updating Our Employee Handbook: What Essential Content Should We Include?

Hi all,

Greetings of the day!

Our organization is in the process of changing the Employee Handbook/Manual. Could you please send me the formats/contents to be included in the manual, etc.? Currently, we have included general HR policies in the manual. What else can we add on?

Regards.

Dear Pooja,

I would recommend you to use the search tab before you post anything here. There are lots of model employee handbooks available in this community.

If you still don't find anything useful, do ping me privately.

Dear Chandrasekharhr,

I sincerely didn't understand the question which you had posted. Please be clear on the question.

Hi Pooja,

You can also include a brief description of your company, including its achievements, history, functioning, various departments and their heads, contact details, number of key employees, facilities other than HR policies available in your company. You can also add various forms - leave/travel, etc., or just add links to them so that they can be uploaded from the web. Don't forget to add a note from your head, and you can also include a feedback form.

Hi,

Please go through our handbook.

Regards,
Manivannan S

Hi Pooja,

After gathering information from various sources on preparing the Employee Handbook (HR Manual), it is advisable to create a checklist. This checklist will facilitate your work by helping you select the necessary policies for your company. Some key sections to consider include:

1) Welcome message from the Chief Executive
2) Description of the Business (company overview, mission, operating style, history, etc.)
3) Employment (employee status, work hours, breaks, time tracking, records management, promotions, transfers, training programs, separation procedures, etc.)
4) Wages and salaries policies, pay schedules, overtime, deductions, bank deposits, etc.
5) Safety and health regulations
6) Company standards and rules
7) Legislated employee benefits
8) Insured employee benefits
9) Voluntary Employment Benefits (vacation, holidays, tuition reimbursement, leaves of absence, sick pay, bereavement leave, cafeteria/lunchroom facilities, special privileges, etc.)
10) Employee relations (performance appraisals, bulletin boards, suggestion systems, employee newsletters, employee recreation, social activities, etc.)

Regards,
Govind Desai