The employee handbook is an important foundational document for many organizations. In the How to Create an Employee Handbook course, we discuss how to structure such a document, and itemize every possible policy that might be contained within it. For each policy, we list the key concepts, so that you can write your own text for the handbook. This is the essential tool for creating an employee handbook.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Recognize the structural issues associated with writing an employee handbook.
Recall the various types of policies that can be included in an employee handbook, and the contents of each one.
Major Topics
Advantages of Having an Employee Handbook
The Construction of an Employee Handbook
Purpose of the Handbook
Hours of Work
Payday Policy
Vacation Policy
Workers' Compensation Insurance
