Does your company have an employee handbook? Every business needs to create a detailed, comprehensive, and up-to-date employee handbook and provide it to their team. On page forty-one of the employee handbook, in black and white, it says: ‘Never run with scissors!” MORE

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) recently released a fantastic collection titled “ The ASTD Management Development Handbook ”. This is a very non-traditional approach to write a handbook of management development! MORE

I'm a contributor to the ATD's Talent Management Handbook, due out in November. The book provides an overview of the whole of talent management, mainly written for talent developers. MORE

Making an Employee Handbook that Truly Engages Your Staff. But, if you learn how to create an effective employee handbook, you can e many of these issues from the very beginning of someone’s employment with your business. MORE

An employee handbook isn’t just a nice-to-have. The post Employee Handbook? Engagement & Communications emerging business employee handbook entrepreneur entrepreneurs HR human resources SBA SCORE SHRM small business small business advice small business incubator start upsIt’s an important document that can minimize internal conflict and more importantly, prepare a company for lawsuits if anything does go wrong. Ask a Pro to help. MORE

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Make sure you are consulting the newly updated handbook! Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its guidance manual, Handbook for Employers, Guidance for Completing the Form I-9 (M-274). The U.S. MORE

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Most organizations have created some form of employee handbook, and for good reason. Best Practices When Creating a Comprehensive Employee Handbook. Beyond the basics above, here are some best practices for creating, communicating, and maintaining an employee handbook. MORE

Large companies aren’t the only businesses that need an employee handbook. Here are some best practices on what your handbook should cover and how you can distribute it. Here are a number of common points covered in handbooks: What is the vacation policy? MORE

Today’s workplaces are dynamic, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that tension can develop quickly and ruinously. Using examples drawn from a wide range of corporate and entrepreneurial experiences, along with checklists and other practical tools, this eBook will help employees, managers at all levels, and business owners resolve conflict. Learn more! . E-news Sponsored Content MORE

Indeed, consider this recent decision from a Phoenix Administrative Law Judge involving a fairly vanilla employee handbook. If you scan through the entire opinion, there’s not much about the employee handbook that the ALJ did like. MORE

Whilst there are many HR factors that you will need to consider, creating an employee handbook (also known as a Policies and Procedures Manual) should be a priority if you are looking to grow your team. Why Do I Need an Employee Handbook? How Does a Handbook Differ from a Contract? MORE

Every business needs an employee handbook, right? Linda Itskovitz, VP of marketing for employee communications company GuideSpark, says the handbook is a very unimportant document. However, she clarifies, the information in the handbook is critical. MORE

Sincerely, Pondering Policy __ Dear Pondering, The short answer is yes, you can issue a warning even if the policy isn't included in the employee manual (or handbook). It's worth discussing, however, what should be in the employee handbook to ensure that both employers and employees have a holistic document to use for different types of situations. An employee handbook is a governing document for the company, which means it should include content that applies to everyone. MORE

OK, pop quiz: What’s the difference between these two employee-handbook policies? “Be And that’s why there’s plenty of work for them as the NLRB cracks down on employee-handbook language — including provisions that once were standard — that it says is too broad. MORE

Many companies, especially smaller businesses, do not get the chance to update their employee handbook on a regular basis. Behavior Employee Handbook & Policies HR Insights HR Management HR Trends Workforce Featured MORE

replete with examples of how your employee handbook is overly broad and violates the National Labor Relations Act. The purpose of the report is to educate employers, with recent case developments, on what can and cannot be included in an employee handbook. By Eric B. Meyer. MORE

Every business needs an employee handbook, right? Linda Itskovitz, VP of marketing for employee communications company GuideSpark, says the handbook is a very unimportant document. The employee handbook, as a medium, is not important because the majority of employees never open their handbook in the first place , especially millennials,” Itskovitz says. However, she clarifies, the information in the handbook is critical. MORE

That is why handbooks or employee handbooks are very important so that there is a guideline on how one should act while being employed in the company. Sometimes though the handbooks exist, some employers forget […]. MORE

Paid sick leave and data privacy are the most commonly addressed emerging issues in today’s employee handbooks, according to a recent survey conducted by XpertHR. What Emerging Issues Are Making Their Way into Handbooks? addressing this new legal trend in their handbooks. MORE

“ One of the questions I know that we’ll get is about employee handbook acknowledgments. They should include an at-will disclaimer , reminding employees that nothing in the handbook creates a contract of employment for any set period of time. MORE

If you don’t want your employee handbook to qualify as a contract in court, then here’s what it should say. . It sounds simple, but missing this language in one of its employee handbooks recently got an employer in some legal hot water. The lesson came from a new appeals court ruling, which said a handbook can create a contract unless it includes a disclaimer to the contrary. It claimed the handbook wasn’t a contract – nor did it claim to be. MORE

Do you need a table of contents for a comprehensive employee handbook for your organization? Here are suggested policies, procedures, forms, and checklists MORE

You can’t tell employees to ‘play nice’ After a union cried foul about some of T-Mobiles policies, the NLRB dug into the telecommunication company’s employee handbook and rules. handbook policies prohibiting negative comments about fellow team members. MORE

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A staff handbook (also known as a Policies and Procedures Manual) is something every company, regardless of size, should have. Behavior Employee Handbook & Policies HR News Labor Relations Legal - Compliance & Policies National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) & Board (NLRB) Featured MORE

At some point, every employer has probably heard the warning: You really should have an employee handbook. Every Montana company with even a single employee should have an employee handbook. Using a poorly drafted handbook is nearly as dangerous as not having one at all. MORE

Creating a company employee handbook can seem like a daunting task, but having one brings many benefits. Here are eight reasons your organization should have an employee handbook: 1. A well-written handbook provides employees with a clear understanding of their responsibilities. MORE

After receiving a charge that the casino’s employee handbook contained overly broad rules, an NLRB administrative law judge struck down four of the casino’s policies. Employment Law Special Report employee handbook National Labor Relations Board NLRA NLRB unions MORE

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Shoved deep in some desks of supervisors and employees, the employee handbook resides. For some, the handbook has lived in this dark corner of the workplace for years without a thought or care. Where does your employee handbook live? This is especially true for handbooks. MORE

When running a business, you’re probably so busy with everything that you might not have thought about how to create an employee handbook. In fact, there’s a good chance you haven’t thought about an employee handbook at all. Handbooks are legally binding documents that protect both you and your employees. Here’s how to go about creating an employee handbook. To keep reading, click here: How to Create an Employee Handbook. MORE

I’m gonna pause for a sec while you go and grab a copy of your company’s employee handbook. HR News & Trends Legal Issues employee handbook HR basics HR communications HR management Legal workplace discrimination By Eric B. Meyer. MORE

To start, Lauren worked with her team to develop a thorough and redesigned employee handbook and then did the unusual—published it on the company website. Company Culture is Holistic When Lauren joined Ellevation, the company was using a generic handbook format that did not showcase the personality and culture of the company. As an embodiment of their brand, Lauren approached the Ellevation handbook with a more serious tone and a mission-driven focus. MORE

But, either way, your employee handbook should announce your intentions. Common employer handbook rules found unlawful. Read on, HR enthusiasts. Paid Family and Medical Leave. A few weeks ago, I wrote here about a SHRM-endorsed paid-employee-leave bill that was introduced in House. MORE

Don’t think you need to hassle with creating an employee handbook? As your business grows, a strong employee handbook is a manual for what your employees can expect from your company and what your company expects from them. So, unless you’re your business’s sole employee – or you’re running a family business with only you, your sister and cousin as employees – you need an employee handbook. Your employee handbook should provide guidance to reinforce your policies. MORE