Promoting Consistency and Clarity in Company Procedures

Your employees will outline the policies and procedures particular to your company. By describing your expectations of employees in the workplace, this great employee handbook can help your staff understand their responsibilities.

   

Empowering Your Employees in the Workplace

Since every workplace uses unique policies and procedures, your new employees can find it difficult to approach certain issues. However, having an employee handbook can empower employers as they familiarise themselves with your company procedures and follow them accordingly. Of course, you want your employees to feel comfortable approaching their managers if an issue were to arise. Nevertheless, your employee handbook provides a further point of reference in times of need. Additionally, your employee handbook can clarify who your employees must approach if a certain situation arises.

   

Facilitating a Healthy Company Culture

Your employee handbooks can provide a great way to introduce your employees to your company’s mission, vision and values. Often abstract concepts can be difficult to communicate to new employees. However, your company handbook can clearly set out your company goals and mission statements. This will foster a sense of pride and belonging to the workplace and generate a healthy company culture where each employee applies these abstract principles in practice. Additionally, the introduction section of your handbook can provide the context for how your business was established. This can be an important way for your employees to identify with your business’ foundational stories and ultimately help them fit in with the company culture.

   

Providing Guidelines of Employment

It is typical for employers to expect their employees to review their employee manual and become familiar with its contents. In some instances, employers might ask their employees to sign a statement that verifies an employee has read and agrees to adhere to the employee handbook. Additionally, this statement might also contain a disclaimer that the employee understands that the handbook’s contents are not a legally binding contract or an implied contract. Rather, they are simply policies and guidelines for the benefit of employees. Within your employee handbook, you might also include a clause that reserves your right to change the policies and procedures with or without notice.