Client Resources Employee Handbooks

You need to treat workers fairly and with respect. And they need to understand the rules of the work place and the policies to which you expect them to adhere.

Maintaining good written policies helps you in the event that an unhappy employee sues you or makes a complaint to a governmental entity (such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission).

An employee handbook can be the central place where company policies and employee benefits and rights are laid out. Consider including the following company policies in your employee handbook:

• Normal working hours and overtime pay

• Your vacation policy

• Your sick days policy

• Your policy prohibiting the use of illegal drugs or alcohol

• Your sexual harassment policy

• Your disciplinary policy

• Your at will employment policy (the company reserves its rights to terminate employees    for any reason or no reason)

• Your non-discrimination policy

• Your e-mail policy

• Your employee safety policy

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