Human resources departments usually have the task of informing employees about the rules and regulations of the company. To achieve this, many HR departments produce an employee handbook that can help ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A well-written employee handbook provides a cornerstone for positive employer-employee communication, and can be a great tool to ensure that each employee receives the same information, in clear ...

HR has long struggled with employee communications, but there are several ways employers can get workers’ attention. In preparing for a virtual open enrollment season, for example, sources previously ...

As we look at the rest of 2024 and beyond, a human resources (HR) compliance challenge looms over policy manuals, employee handbooks, and established HR norms. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB ...

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 ...

Business owners with small teams of four or five people usually ignore (or aren’t aware of) the importance of an employee handbook. Even the term “employee handbook” sounds overly official and may ...

Q. I get requests for information from employees about our firm’s policies on PTO, traveling to clients, CPA Exam assistance, dress code, and so on. It is all in our employee handbook, but staff ask ...