Having established policies written in a handbook will eliminate confusion as to what you expect from your employees. As an owner of small company, you may wish to set policies yourself and take full ...

Crafting or updating a company's handbook is a crucial task that requires careful consideration of which policies should be non-negotiable and when to allow for flexibility. Striking the right balance ...

As a business owner, there are certain things that I inevitably put off until later. For many of my clients, the number one “put it off until tomorrow” activity is completing an employee handbook or ...

Employee handbooks should include equal employment opportunity policies Employee handbooks should include policies addressing health and safety in the workplace Creating an employee handbook can seem ...

The adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” could have been coined with employee handbooks in mind. A well-drafted employee handbook can solve many employment-related problems before ...

For years, employee handbooks were treated as routine onboarding documents, i.e., something handed out on a new hire’s first day and rarely revisited unless a legal issue arose. But in 2026, the pace ...

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There’s a lot you need to document properly for a startup, not the least of which is your employee handbook. When I decided to leave my previous startup and move on to a whole new idea, I put ...