Employee manual checklist.Here is a list of some common issues that need to be addressed in an employee manual. The specific contents and text of the manual will vary--and other issues may need to be covered as well--depending on the type of organization, the competitive environment in which the organization operates, the number of employees and the recommendations of legal counsel specializing in employment law. INCLUDE POLICIES AND STATEMENTS COVERING * Acknowledgment acknowledgment, in law, formal declaration or admission by a person who executed an instrument (e.g., a will or a deed) that the instrument is his. The acknowledgment is made before a court, a notary public, or any other authorized person. and receipt of manual. * Absenteeism ab·sen·tee·ism n. 1. Habitual failure to appear, especially for work or other regular duty. 2. The rate of occurrence of habitual absence from work or duty. and lateness. * Benefits: * Bonuses. * Breaks and lunch periods. * Funeral leave. * Holidays. * Insurance. * Jury duty. * Military leave. * Personal leave. * Profit-sharing or other retirement plan. * Sick leave. * Tuition reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. . * Vacations. * Description of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, n.pr law that allows individuals to carry over health coverage from a previous job for a limited time at their own expense. (COBRA) provisions. * Confidential employer information. * Conflicts of interest. * Dress code. * Drug abuse. * Notification in case of emergencies or inclement in·clem·ent adj. 1. Stormy: inclement weather. 2. Showing no clemency; unmerciful. in·clem weather. * Employee performance reviews and evaluations. * Employee moonlighting. * Equal employment opportunity. * Fraternization frat·er·nize intr.v. frat·er·nized, frat·er·niz·ing, frat·er·niz·es 1. To associate with others in a brotherly or congenial way. 2. among employees. * Noncompete provisions (regarding customers, clients or geographic areas; generally during period of employment). * Overtime. * Bringing packages to work and removing packages from work, including storage and restrictions. (Specific provisions depend on the type of business and its product.) * Sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. , including how to report it to management. * Smoking. * Using telephones and making personal calls. * Using company facilities and vehicles. * Using computer hardware and software, including penalties for introducing illegally copied software. * Work schedules. Source: Grabush, Newman & Go., Baltimore, and Astroth, Serotte, Rockman & Wescott, Baltimore. |
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