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Employee Handbook 2010-2011Make your employee handbook today with our professional, attorney-drafted, employee handbook template for both hourly & salaried employees. Improve your company image, help your employees, and limit potential lawsuits.
Includes FREE attorney updates for 2010-2011. |
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| Our employee handbook template is updated regularly by a licensed
attorney experienced in employment law. If you do business in California and want a California employee handbook Click Here |
Why It Is Important To Have An Employee Handbook
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that businesses can protect themselves against damages and liability against employee lawsuits by providing clear, written policies covering the rights and responsibilities of their employees. Just about any attorney will tell you how important an employee handbook is to your company; even the smallest business should protect itself with an attorney-drafted employee handbook.
The Problem
Lawsuits are now a major concern with most employers. The past decade has seen a large increase in the amount of lawsuits based on sexual harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination. These lawsuits can put a tremendous financial burden on you the employer. The average dollar amount being awarded to employees against employers is now in the $125,000-$200,000 range with some being considerably higher.
The Solution
.... Starts With A Very Important 1st Step
- Providing An Employee Handbook -
Although it cannot provide for every situation that might arise, providing an employee handbook can reduce your liability against lawsuits and at the same time provide valuable information to your employees. Having this information in a clear printed format for your employees gives them in writing the company policies, requirements, and what is expected of them. This can prevent possible future problems and misunderstandings an employee may have about their job or employer.
An employee handbook also increases the efficiency and shortens the training period that most new employees go through. Studies show that when employees have clear guidelines and policies to follow, the chances of staying with their employer increases substantially and the chances of the employer being sued are reduced.
You can easily create your own business employee handbook with our professional, attorney-drafted handbook template. Edit any information that does or does not apply to your company. Changes are easy to make. You can quickly update your handbook template as your company and its policies change with most any word processor that can read RTF or Microsoft Word® documents.
Your objective should be to help and assist your employees with the training, instruction, and policies. Easy to understand and legally compliant should be your goal when creating a company handbook.
All our employee handbooks have been reviewed and updated by a licensed attorney for the current year and will fit the majority of today's businesses.
Here Are Just Some Of The Subjects Covered:
| Absences | Military Service |
| Attendance | Payroll |
| Attire Requirements | Performance Review |
| Breaks | Personal Time Off |
| Communication Policy | Probationary Period |
| Confidentiality | Resignation |
| Continuation Of Medical Benefits | Retirement Plans |
| Dismissal | Safety And Accident Rules |
| Dress Code | Salary Paid Employees |
| Drugs And Alcohol | Separation From Employment |
| Employment Classification | Sexual Harassment |
| Equal Opportunity | Sick Leave |
| Exit Interview | Smoking |
| Family Medical Leave Act | Substance Abuse |
| Health And Life Insurance | Termination |
| Holidays | Time Off |
| Hourly Paid Employees/Overtime | Use Of Company Computers |
| Immigration Law Compliance | Use Of Company Property |
| Jury Duty | Workman's Compensation |
| Layoff And Recall | Vacations |
| Lunch Periods | Maternity Leave |
| and more. |
Our employee handbook template is updated regularly by a licensed attorney experienced with business and employment law..
Copying and pasting certain information into employee handbooks like some companies offer is not only an inaccurate way to complete your handbook, but it could possibly put you at further risk as an employer. Copying and pasting is a poor substitute for using an attorney.
To make your job easier, we now offer one employee handbook that has provisions and policies for both salaried and hourly employees. You may also use this handbook for just hourly or just salaried employees. This flexible employee handbook template will save you a great deal of time when editing. Also included is an acknowledgment form for the employee to sign and return to the employer when they have finished reading their handbook.
If you have any further questions you may call us at 1-800-524-7116 during regular business hours 9:00 am to
7:00 pm CST (Mon-Fri).
( Employee handbooks are ready for immediate download or
you can choose to have them mailed on a CD. )
Ordering OptionsPackage #1. English Only Employee handbook for both
Package #2. Both English and Spanish Employee handbook
If you would like to mail in your order Click Here Requirements to use employee handbook: Handbook Requires A Windows® Based Or Macintosh® Computer |
