must research the relevant laws and standards (U.S., regional, international, discipline-specific, etc.) to create a handbook for your company. Imagine that your organization operates in the U.S. and Hong Kong. Please, ensure your handbook is legally accurate.
Thus, if a company operates in the U.S. and Germany, you must consider only U.S. and German laws; standards tend to be universal. Research whether U.S. anti-discrimination laws are valid in the given scenario. Write the handbook so that if someone sues your company, the statements in the handbook will hold up under legal scrutiny.
An Employee Handbook typically consists of policies and procedures. Policies are statements that explain the standards the company will follow. Procedures are the steps employees should take to uphold standards and ensure alignment with laws.
There will be standards, procedures, and laws for specific areas in the Employee Handbook. Laws imply a punishment system if someone breaks the rules, whereas standards are guidelines that are not necessarily enforced legally but are more about best practices and reputation. Whatever specialization you are in, there are standards or expectations that industry leaders have written and codified. Please, be sure to cite relevant laws and standards in the handbook.
Construct an Employee Handbook with the following sections:
1. Cover page that includes the date that the handbook is in effect, the last update, and when/how often you will update the handbook.
2. General Information
• Purpose of the handbook
• Equal Opportunity Employment Statement.
3. Policies & Procedures on:
• Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Sexual Harassment.
• Family and Medical Leave.
4. Then, you will create a final section as described below.
you will write policies regarding data collected on personnel, the use of the collected data (for payroll?), employment reviews, and the not-allowed use of the information collected.