An employee handbook ensures that everyone working at your small business understands their rights, responsibilities, and workplace policies. Having an employee handbook not only helps maintain ...

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 ...

A well-written employee handbook specifies company rules and sets expectations for employee behavior. It also specifies your legal obligations as an employer as well as the rights of the employees. It ...

Take a moment to consider a few things: Is it an up-to-date representation of your company's policies, values and culture? Does it contain inclusive language? Is it available in a modern, easily ...

If you’re like many entrepreneurs, you’re too busy running your company to think about how to run it. So you create a vacation policy when an employee asks for time off and a dress code when someone ...

How many employees should a startup have before it needs to draft an employee handbook? There’s no one-size-fits-all answer but it’s a safe bet that a startup’s policies should be documented sooner ...

Tracey Richardson in an article for the Lean Enterprise Institute said, "Often times, because we get focused on results, we only get to the symptom level of the problem." Like a seaman navigating an ...

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The pandemic has forced organizations across the globe to shutter the office environment and take up a remote-first strategy. Through necessity, professionals have adapted to remote working. But the ...

But if your church employs more than two people, that’s one of the hats you probably wear. In managing individuals, a good employee handbook can be your best friend. To begin, a handbook makes clear ...

Employee handbooks are meant to be helpful, but too often they sit in a desk drawer or computer folder and never see the light of day. If you want to deliver a manual that will be read, consider ...