There are countless benefits of introducing an Employee Handbook to an organisation, or updating an existing one. Most of those benefits translate back to the main one; working towards prevention. Prevention of employee disputes, prevention of claims to an Employment Tribunal and most of all prevention of financial awards being imposed against the Company.

When preparing an Employee Handbook the organisation's immediate requirements should be looked at as well as expected future needs. Start by preparing a list of policies and procedures that the Company is likely to want to rely on, remembering that policies and procedures can always be added at a later date if required.

With experience Qdos Consulting have found that the following list of policies and procedures covers the basic requirement of most businesses. However, many other addtional policies and procedures should be considered based on the needs of the business.

Basic policies for inclusion in an Employee Handbook

     Company Property

     Discipline Procedure

     Drivers of Company Vehicles

     Equal Opportunities Policy

     General Rules

     Grievance and Appeals

     Gross Misconduct

     Health & Safety

     Holidays

     Internet and Email Usage

     Timekeeping and Absence

All of the above policies and procedures are available on the website for you to download and create your own Employee Handbook, this can be achieved using the word version.

Do give consideration to other policies and procedures.

Once selected the policies and procedures can be downloaded from the relevant section on the website.

For further advice on preparing an Employee Handbook or to have your handbook prepared Contact Us.