We write comprehensive staff handbooks that lay out your company expectations about everything from the dress code to employee benefits to your conduct policy. As a result, every employee handbook is unique to the company it represents.
With a growing importance placed on company culture, an ineffective handbook can be detrimental to the overall work environment.
The staff handbook is a great tool for employees, new and existing, to learn the company’s mission, values and rules as well as protecting your business from disputes.
The company handbook, also known as an employee handbook, staff handbook or policies and procedures manual is a place in which all the company’s policies and procedures, company rules, codes of practice and employment legislation can be found.
A company only needs a handful of policies by law (disciplinary policy, grievance policy, equal opportunities policy and if you have more than 5 employees you’ll need a health and safety policy) so micro businesses often choose not to have a full staff handbook.
It’s not a legal requirement to have a staff handbook, however, many businesses see it as an invaluable tool to communicate effectively with employees, reducing the risk of ambiguity and misunderstandings between the employer and employees.
Don’t leave it to chance that staff know what you expect from them.
Get FREE staff handbook advice – call Dynamic HR Services on 020 8798 3470 (UK wide) now.
