What Is The Diffrence Betweeen Employee Handbook And HR Policy Manual?

Hi All,
I would like to know what is the difference between Employee Handbook and HR policy manual? DO you need both or Employee Handbook containing company policies and procedure is enough. Please advise
Thank you ,
Etiksha

Dear Etiksha,
HR manual is set and Employee handbook is subset.
Employee handbook contains abstracts from HR manual. Handbook is distributed to every employee while joining and any change made. HR manual is for HR department.
For more please feel free to post query.

HR Manual is a Policy document maintained by the Company.
Employee hand book, on the other hand, is a document of employee on company policy.
HR manual is a reference book on policy matters with exhaustive details. But employee hand book, is having
policies in brief with the objective of making employees aware about company polcies on various issues.
Thanks.
regards
R K Nair