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What information do I need to tell the employees outside of the Employee Handbook?
Home » Human Resources » Employee Handbooks » What information do I need to tell the employees outside of the Employee Handbook?Providing employees with a copy of the employee handbook is valuable, but it does not tell employees everything they need to know. You will need to verbally reiterate some of the policies outlined in the handbook as well as provide additional information that was not in the handbook.
Call employees’ attention to especially important items in the employee handbook, and make sure employees understand company policy in these areas. In addition, you may know from past experience what topics will engender the greatest confusion or you may want to ask if the employees have any questions.
It is also important to emphasize that you will actually use the handbook. If you give the impression that you just have a handbook to legally protect yourself, employees will never use the handbook and will ignore the valuable information in it. In addition, call attention to the fact that you can change the employee handbook in the future but that you will notify employees of any such changes.
Finally, there is certain information employees’ need that is not in the handbook. Certain federal guidelines require specific information, such as requests for background checks, to be separate from the handbook, so make sure you follow those guidelines. In addition, you may want to verbally pass on additional information. Verbal information does not have the legal force of written policies, but it may be more useful in ensuring that employees immediately grasp the information.
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