Creating an HR Manual for a Small Software Company: Where Do I Start?

Dear Friends,

I have recently joined a software company. It's a small-sized organization with almost 100 employees based in India and abroad. I have been asked to form an HR Manual as per the software industry standard. Please help me to create a good policy.

Noopurk,

This question is asked every week here on CiteHR. Please use the Search box at the top of the page. There is a ton of information about HR Manuals already posted here by other members. Also refer to the Related Discussions sidebar on the right-hand side of this page.

You do not need to pay people for general HR information that is freely available here on CiteHR.

If you wish to write an HR Manual, please follow the process outlined below:

- List out your HR Policies.
- List out the labor laws applicable to your firm.
- List out the cultural dress code of your firm.

Arrange the above in a sequence that includes an introduction about your firm, the cultural dress code, HR policies, and so on. Remember, there are no hard and fast rules in writing the manual.