Hi all,
I am looking for the contents of an Employee handbook. Secondly, how do you cope with changes that happen in the organization? How do you constantly update the employee handbook? Every time you print will incur huge expenses!!! What do you guys do? Any ideas, please share them?
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Venkat
From India, Bangalore
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2I am looking for the contents of an Employee handbook. Secondly, how do you cope with changes that happen in the organization? How do you constantly update the employee handbook? Every time you print will incur huge expenses!!! What do you guys do? Any ideas, please share them?
Thanks in advance,
Venkat
From India, Bangalore
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Greetings,
I request you to consider including links to the Employee Handbook on this page.
Regarding changes in the organization, it is a necessary process. You should plan for it and accept it when it comes.
The Employee Handbook needs to be maintained as a soft copy on the Intranet, with downloads restricted. Once an employee joins your organization, you must guide them through the handbook as part of the induction presentation. Please make it available to employees with online access for reading and reference.
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I request you to consider including links to the Employee Handbook on this page.
Regarding changes in the organization, it is a necessary process. You should plan for it and accept it when it comes.
The Employee Handbook needs to be maintained as a soft copy on the Intranet, with downloads restricted. Once an employee joins your organization, you must guide them through the handbook as part of the induction presentation. Please make it available to employees with online access for reading and reference.
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Thanks, but what happens when you give a physical copy to the older employees and the change happens, you might have to incur a cost even to replace it. Isn't it? Yes, I like the idea of an intranet, but that would help the new employees.
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If you have your Employee Handbook on the intranet, there's no need for any hard copies to be given out. Changes, as and when they happen, can easily be incorporated in the soft copy by those authorized to do so.
Vasant Nair
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An Employee Handbook is usually formatted with an index and various sections. This simplifies the changes and updates, as you would need to revise a particular section and issue a new sheet with a revision date and a fresh index sheet. The index sheet would reflect the relevant topics with a revision number and issue date. This makes it effective to tally and keep the manual up to date. This avoids having to reprint the entire handbook.
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Hi Venkat,
Most of the organizations have an employee handbook on policies and processes on the intranet. This way, you can reduce the usage of paper as well as the cost to the company. All you need to do is send out an email to everyone informing them about the changes in the policy or process. For the new joiners, you can take them through the policies briefly during the induction day and give them access to the intranet as soon as possible.
Poornima
From India, Bangalore
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Most of the organizations have an employee handbook on policies and processes on the intranet. This way, you can reduce the usage of paper as well as the cost to the company. All you need to do is send out an email to everyone informing them about the changes in the policy or process. For the new joiners, you can take them through the policies briefly during the induction day and give them access to the intranet as soon as possible.
Poornima
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Hi all,
I am working in a software company. In this company, when a new joiner has joined, we provide an employee handbook, but it is simply a printout. So, if I create a book with color printouts for the same, would that be better than just a printout? Changes happen sometimes, not every time.
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Rachna
From India, Bhopal
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I am working in a software company. In this company, when a new joiner has joined, we provide an employee handbook, but it is simply a printout. So, if I create a book with color printouts for the same, would that be better than just a printout? Changes happen sometimes, not every time.
Regards,
Rachna
From India, Bhopal
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Hi, Venkat:
The suggestion about the Intranet is indeed good. Many companies nowadays follow it.
If you want to issue a handbook to employees, you can do so with a brief about employee policies. There is no need to print the entire handbook. Also, if you wish to get rid of these, just add a clause in the policy (on the Intranet) mentioning:
Confidentiality: This is XYZ (Co. Name) document and is not meant to be shared externally. The information contained herein is the property of XYZ (Co. Name). Any duplication and reissue of this document would be understood as an infringement on XYZ (Co. Name).
The Policy Manual is available with the HR Department, which has the entire policies and their brief. If at any time you need to see the entire policies, you can contact HR.
Also, add this note at the end of the Policy: XYZ (Co. Name) has a practice of continuously reviewing the Company Policy to maintain a position as an enlightened employer. Employees will be subject to any changes or amendments to the current policy implemented in the future. (If needed, add) If any changes in the policies occur, they will be intimated to all.
Hope this helps.
Thanks, Gladys
From India, Mumbai
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The suggestion about the Intranet is indeed good. Many companies nowadays follow it.
If you want to issue a handbook to employees, you can do so with a brief about employee policies. There is no need to print the entire handbook. Also, if you wish to get rid of these, just add a clause in the policy (on the Intranet) mentioning:
Confidentiality: This is XYZ (Co. Name) document and is not meant to be shared externally. The information contained herein is the property of XYZ (Co. Name). Any duplication and reissue of this document would be understood as an infringement on XYZ (Co. Name).
The Policy Manual is available with the HR Department, which has the entire policies and their brief. If at any time you need to see the entire policies, you can contact HR.
Also, add this note at the end of the Policy: XYZ (Co. Name) has a practice of continuously reviewing the Company Policy to maintain a position as an enlightened employer. Employees will be subject to any changes or amendments to the current policy implemented in the future. (If needed, add) If any changes in the policies occur, they will be intimated to all.
Hope this helps.
Thanks, Gladys
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