Create Your Own Employee Handbook: A Legal & Practical Guide for Employers

by Lisa Guerin, Amy DelPo

Providing your employees with a handbook that spells out your company's benefits, policies and procedures makes great sense, practically and legally.

Create Your Own Employee Handbook provides all the information and policies managers, HR professionals and business owners need to create their own reader-friendly guide. Each chapter covers a different topic, including:

-at-will employment
-hiring
-pay and payroll
-workdays and hours
-performance evaluations
-benefits
-discrimination and harassment
-complaints and investigations
-leave
-health and safety
-substance abuse
-privacy in the workplace
-discipline

Each chapter first explains the legal and practical considerations that apply to its topic, then supplies sample policies that you can use as-is, or tailor to meet your needs. The CD-ROM lets you cut-and-paste the policies you need to create your own handbook instantly.

List of Forms
Form A: Handbook Acknowledgment Form
Form B: Payroll Deduction Authorization Form
Form C: Expense Reimbursement Form
Form D: Email and Internet Policy Acknowledgment

416 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

Reviews

[Cheryl Durham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book was a tremendous help. I had the opportunity to do a little freelance work and needed guidance ( to ensure that I was knowledgeable about another's state perspective on jury duty, leave compilation and a host of other entities). I was able to craft an Employee Handbook that was outstanding. Strongly recommended for individuals looking to start their own business (protects you and the workers). Always remember....information is power and there is no excuses for not being in compliance.