You’re well aware of how important it is for employees to understand and follow HR policies like paid time off and dress code. The challenge is that communicating about policies is always a delicate ...

As an HR leader, creating an employee handbook is a critical task that sets the tone for an organization's policies and expectations. However, it's not uncommon for HR leaders to make mistakes that ...

Employee handbooks should include equal employment opportunity policies Employee handbooks should include policies addressing health and safety in the workplace Creating an employee handbook can seem ...

Employee handbooks serve a valuable function within a business by creating clear guidance to employees (including managers) concerning the expectations within the workplace. If an employer fails to ...

If there’s ever a time to rethink your handbook, it’s now, according to Diverse & Engaged CEO Dee C. Marshall. The timeliness has less to do with the fast-approaching new year — the obvious time to ...

Employers frequently debate whether they should have employee handbooks, but there are numerous reasons to create them. Providing employees with a handbook can inform them of company policies, work ...

When you go back to the origins of HR, the function was largely driven by compliance and risk mitigation. How do we keep the company out of the headlines? How do we ensure employees don’t get the ...

It’s easy if it’s you and a few people in a small office space, but once more people start joining the organization, it becomes really difficult to define exactly what the culture of the company was ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There’s a lot you need to document properly for a startup, not the least of which is your employee handbook. When I decided to leave my ...

There’s a reason why the employee handbook is one of the first documents given to new hires. It not only outlines essential information regarding processes and policies, but it also communicates ...