Employee Handbook Plus — Info Packet

Overview

Basic Compliance Solution
In today's fast paced world, human resource management is one of the most rapidly changing and expanding fields. Businesses should, but often can't keep up with the constant changes affecting their employees and organization. HRN Performance Solutions has created a basic solution that frees you to manage your business while leaving the compliance issues and research to experts.

Employee Handbook Plus Components
It includes:
  • An Employee Handbook written in everyday language
  • Selected Forms & Tools that provide quick solutions and answers to your questions
  • Annual Updates to ensure your policies and practices are current
  • Monthly HR Notes that explore the latest HR issues (emailed monthly)

Available Online or in Microsoft® Word
Whether you choose the online or Word version, Employee Handbook Plus delivers these benefits in a ready-to-use, easily customized format that will save you hours of work and expensive lawyers' fHRN Performance Solutions Group not only provides you with the best policies and resources on the market, we also keep you up-to-date with HR issues. Our staff constantly tracks legal and human resource trends, ensuring you are on the cutting edge of the HR world. Because accuracy is so important, each component of Employee Handbook Plus is researched and written by employment law experts.

Exclusive Online Features
  • Archive feature provides ongoing policy storage and retrieval
  • Simple customizing: Use the Key Fields feature to enter company specific information once and have it inserted everywhere it is needed
  • Storage of past HR Notes and Updates
  • Worldwide access


Employee Handbook

Sample Policies and Forms & Tools
Visit our Online Demo to see the complete Table of Contents for Employee Handbook Plus. The demo includes samples of all elements of HR Suite. Employee Handbook Plus is just one part of the Suite. You may access the following specific policies and resources. Remember, not all of them are included in Employee Handbook Plus.

Policy Manual
Harassment (Section 2040)
Termination (Section 5110)
Vacation (Section 8080)

Employee Handbook
Harassment (section 2040)
Termination (section 4090)
Vacation (section 7060)
Forms
Employee Warning Notice
Application for Posted Position
Alternate Scheduling Request
Exit Interview Form
Termination Checklist
Tools (under Library)
Corrective Action Checklist
Hiring Audit
Are your Hiring Questions Legal?

Handbook Sections and Customization
The Handbook contains over 60 comprehensive policies. To speed customization, HRN has identified core policies most organizations need. You can then add on additional policies to meet your specific needs. We've also identified key areas that require company specific information, such as number of sick days and holidays. A Key Fields Guide walks you through customization. Policy section headings include:

Introduction
General Management Practices
Employment Status and Personnel Records
Employment Practices
Employee Responsibilities
Compensation and Benefits
Time Off
Expenses and Reimbursement

Updates, Notes, Forms and Tools

Forms & Resources
Employee Handbook Plus includes several important Forms & Tools:

Absence Report
Application for Employment
Attendance Tracker
Form I-9
Interview Evaluation
Leave of Absence Request
Oral Warning
Probation Notice
Suspension Notice
W4 Form
Warning Notice

Annual Updates
HRN continually monitors changes in HR legal requirements and practices. Each year new policies, forms, and resources are added and revisions to existing text are made. A few past topics have included additional material regarding:

  • Communication and Information Systems (e.g., computer and Internet use, instant messaging, cell phones, etc.)
  • Employee Complaints and Wrongdoing
  • Employee Dating and Subordinate Relationships
  • EEO Religious Discrimination Issues
  • Frequently Asked FLSA Questions

HR Notes
Employment law is one of the fastest changing areas of the law. The monthly HR Notes include short highlights of current events in the HR world such as Supreme Court decisions, EEOC and DOL activities, trends, and other activities to help keep you informed and steer you away from trouble. Also included is an in-depth spotlight on a particular issue. Past spotlights have examined Military Leave Requirements, ADA Reasonable Accommodation Requirements, Personnel Records Maintenance, Common Ways Organizations Violate the Fair Labor Standards Act, and Dress Code Policies. This publication is emailed around the 15th of each month; you must provide an email account in order to receive this material.

HR Suite
If your organization requires a more complete compliance solution, consider HR Suite. HR Suite is much more than just a Policy Manual and Employee Handbook. It's a resource, an HR expert, a training tool, and a means to keep you informed of ever-changing requirements. It includes:

  • A completely developed Policy Manual for managers and supervisors
  • An Employee Handbook written in everyday language
  • Over 200 Forms & Tools that provide quick solutions and answers to your questions
  • Semi-annual Updates to ensure your policies and practices are current
  • Monthly HR Notes that explore the latest HR issues