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OVERVIEW Employee handbooks have become a valuable tool in providing important information to employees. Handbooks describe what employers expect of their employees, and what employees can (should) expect from their employers. Handbooks provide critical information about their employers and their workplaces, and describe how employees are expected to fit in. Additionally, employee handbooks formalize the mutual expectations of organizations and their employees. In delineating these expectations employee handbooks create opportunities and risks for employers. Handbooks provide organizations with the opportunity to enhance the value of their human capital, make their organizations more competitive, and improve individual and organizational performance. Conversely, handbooks can impede the achievement of business objectives, increase employment related liabilities, and reduce managerial prerogatives by making promises or commitments to certain procedural safeguards that the or...

Employee handbooks must ensure that they are aligned with strategic and business objectives, are properly drafted, and are effectively implemented. Our upcoming boot camp discusses how to develop and implement employee handbooks effectively and the key issues to consider in 2020 . The boot camp covers the following key areas: ·        A review of the NLRB’s recent memorandum on employee handbooks ·        How organizations can reduce the gap between policy issuance and effective implementation ·        Learn the dimensions of critical handbook policies and what should be included in an employee handbook ·        Understand the framework of employee handbook audit activities ·        Understand the employee handbooks required changes for 2020 LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Key employee handbook issues in 2020 • A review of t...

Employee handbooks are a critical tool for employers to communicate what the company expects from the employees. Our upcoming webinar discusses how to write an effective employee handbook that also reduces your company’s risk and helps you mitigate numerous legal issues that can impact your company. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          What policies are “must-have” for your employee handbook? ·          Identify the best practices that can propel your company to be compliance savvy ·          The most common employee handbook violations and how to mitigate them LEARNING OBJECTIVES Learn to review and update the employee handbook & standalone policies Learn which regulations are trending and what should be included in an employee handbook Learn which federal regulations are new WHO WILL BENEFIT Business Owners Employer...

OVERVIEW Employee handbooks have been a tool for employers from small to large companies for several years. Many companies elect to have employee handbooks and utilize employee handbook templates that are provided on-line which we call “cookie-cutter handbook” since they are created as a “one size fits all”. Unfortunately, employee handbooks can be a huge risk if not updated regularly, adapted to each company, reflect policies that are followed consistently and reflect current regulations .  Employee handbook policies and procedures are also a critical communication tool for employees to understand what the company expects from them as well as what the company expects from employees. In my workplace compliance experience, employees review the handbook when they are new employees coming onboard to company and when they are considering leaving the company or when they are considering suing the company. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Did you know that employee handbooks can be ...