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Create a handbook for employees, spelling out your company's benefits, policies and procedures using this practical legal guide
Every company, no matter how big or small, needs to provide workers with an employee handbook. Create Your Own Employee Handbook gives you the information and policies all managers, HR professionals and business owners need to create their own reader-friendly guide, no matter what state you live in. 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
You'll get the lowdown on the legal and practical considerations that apply to each topic in your state, plus sample policies that you can use as-is or tailor to meet your needs. You can even cut and paste the language you need to complete your own handbook instantly.
The 5th edition is completely updated to reflect recent changes to federal and state law, and covers emerging workplace issues such as healthcare reform law and social networking policies.
Synopsis
Whether a business has only one employee or several thousand, managers, HR professionals and business owners need to provide their workers with a handbook that spells out the company's benefits, policies, procedures and more. Create Your Own Employee Handbook provides all the information and sample forms users need to create their own readerfriendly policy guide. Each chapter covers a different topic, including:atwill employment, hiring, pay and payroll, workdays and hours, performance evaluations, benefits, discrimination and harassment,complaint policies 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 which readers can tailor to meet their needs. A CDROM lets readers cutandpaste policies to create their own handbook.