HR Manual Essentials: What Should It Really Include?

Dear Friends,

Can you please let me know what an HR Manual should essentially contain?

Regards,

Celine

Hi,

Attached is a sample HR manual that I obtained from this forum. I hope it is useful to you.

Regards,
Renu

Hi Celine,
You can have the following contents in the HR Manual:
Introduction
About the Company
Hours of Operation/Work Schedules
Attendance Policy
Leave of Absence Policy
Salary
General Holidays / Paid Off's
Privilege Leave
Sick Leave
Casual Leave
Equal Employment Policy
Termination
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Safety Policy
Workplace Security Policy
Dress Code Policy
Smoking Policy
Telephone and Computer Use Policy
Business Expense Reimbursement
Let me know if you need some more information...
Sapana

Hi Celine,

Enclosed, please find one of the sample formats of an HR manual. I hope it will help you in preparing the same at your end.

Regards,
Amit Seth

Hi there,

I believe this could be it...

Index

Introduction
Section A - Recruitment & Selection
Section B - Modes of Employment & Hours of Work
Section C - Employment Flexibility & Staff Development
Section D - Equal Employment Opportunity
Section E - Remuneration & Superannuation
Section F - Leave
Section G - Occupational Health & Safety
Section H - Termination and Disciplinary Procedures
Section I - Other Employment Provisions

Hanuma

I have recently joined an IT company and am working as an HR Executive. I am an MBA fresher. Kindly guide me on how to prepare an HR manual and for whom are we preparing it – for HR or for employees.

1. Do you include recruitment and selection in the HR manual? Do we have to add the policies and procedures followed in recruitment and selection?
2. Also, please let me know if you circulate this manual to all the employees working in your organization.

Hi Jothi,

This HR Manual is meant for employees, prepared by HR personnel to handle employees' related issues in written documents. Mostly, it is kept as a printed binding book with HR, which is shown to employees for reference. It contains the entire HR system that is being followed in that particular organization.

Regards,

Amit Seth.