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Employee Handbook

The Handbook is a key documents for employers. It contains templates of all the policies needed to comply with employment law.

EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK:  TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Welcome.
1.2 Purpose of Handbook
1.3 Company Background and Mission Statement.
1.4 Employment Records.
1.5 Data Protection

SECTION 2: COMPANY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

2.1 Disciplinary Procedure.
2.1.1 Purpose of Procedure.
2.1.2 Operation of procedure
2.1.3 Informal Procedure
2.1.4 Formal Procedure
2.1.5 Disciplinary Interview
2.2 Grievance Procedure.
2.3 Bullying and Harassment Policy & Procedure.
2.4 Health & Safety Policy
2.5 Equality Policy
2.6 Tobacco Policy
2.7 Overtime Policy

SECTION 3: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 Hours of work
3.2 Lunch Periods and Breaks.
3.3 Absence
3.4 Hygiene
3.5 Alcohol & Drugs
3.6 E-mail and Internet use
3.7 Confidentiality
3.8 Resignation and Termination
3.9 Lay-off / Short-Time
3.10 Redundancy.

SECTION 4: LEAVE AND BENEFITS

4.1 Annual Leave
4.1.1 Compassionate Leave
4.1.2 Maternity Leave
4.1.3 Paternity Leave
4.1.4 Parental Leave
4.1.5 Force Majeure Leave
4.1.6 Carer’s Leave
4.1.7 Adoptive Leave
4.1.8 Jury Duty.
4.2 Pension Policy and plans
4.3 Training and Professional DevelopmentTemplates

Templates 

• Job Description Specimen
• Contract of Employment Specimen
• Induction List Specimen
• Letter Specimens

Sample Letter layouts, including: 

• Regret Letter
• Request for References
• Job Offer
• Agreed Contract Changes
• Sample Warning Letter
• Letter for Lay-off
• Letter for Redundancy

Other template documents

• Sample Employee Appraisal Form 
  
• Sample Health & Safety Statement 
• Sample Redundancy Policy & Procedure
  

Briefings

• Redundancy Briefing
• Transfer of Undertakings
• National Employment Rights Agency

Guidance on the following issues can be found in previous Monitors (login required):

• Carrying out staff appraisal (ERB Monitor 06/2008)
• Dealing with grievance and disciplinary issues (including guidance on how to conduct hearings) (ERB Monitor 01/2009) (ERB Monitor 04/2009)
• Managing the Probationary Period (ERB Monitor 01/2009)
• Dealing with Absenteeism (ERB Monitor 03/2009)
• Negotiating changes in employee terms and conditions of employment (ERB Monitor 02/2009)
  
• Carrying out a Health and Safety Risk Assessment (ERB Monitor 02/2009)
• Preparing for a Rights Commissioner Hearing (ERB Monitor 04/2009) 
  

Quarterly Updates