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Handbooks and Policy Manuals Samples

Sample and example policy manuals and employee handbooks will help you write your own policy manual or employee handbook. Look here for ideas.
Develop an Employee Handbook
Looking for ideas about the content of a comprehensive employee handbook? Here’s a list of the policies, procedures, and professional behavioral expectations found in many employee handbooks. This sample employee handbook table of contents also covers pay, benefits, performance expectations and legal issues. When additional resources are available on the site about a particular employee handbook item, I have linked additional articles, policies, checklists, and forms.
Employee Handbook - What Are the Contents of Your Employee Handbook?
What contents do you include in your employee handbook? These are the employee handbook contents recommended, but you are enouraged to add your thoughts about the contents of an employee handbook. Keep the discussion going.
Employee Handbook Acknowledgement of Receipt
Use this employee handbook acknowledgement of receipt as the basis for your employee signoff for receipt of your employee handbook. Customize this handbook acknowledgerment letter for your company’s needs.
Employee Handbook Introduction
Use this employee handbook introduction as the basis for your introduction to your employee handbook. Customize this handbook introductory letter for your company's needs.
How to Recruit and Hire the Best: A Checklist for Success
Want to recruit and hire a superior workforce? This checklist will help you systematize your hiring process. The checklist helps you keep track of your recruiting efforts. It communicates both the recruiting and the hiring process and progress in recruiting to the hiring manager. Take a look and provide feedback.
Internal Job Application for Career Opportunities
Looking for a format to use for your internal job application process? You do post job openings for your internal staff first, right? This form will give you a head start as you develop your internal job application and career opportunities process for current employees. Take a look and feel free to use or modify the form to meet your organization's needs.
Employer May Not Unilaterally Modify Employee Handbook
A recent state court decision will impact HR policy nationally. The court upheld that a company could not alter an employee handbook when the content contains a policy which has become part of an employment contract.
Handbooks for Small Business
Even if you are a small business, you may still want a handbook to communicate what employees can expect from you and what you expect from employees in your business. Some useful ideas at this site.
State of Utah Policy Manual
Nice policy manual index and contents. Check it out. You might want to explore and read the mission and more.
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