Employee Handbooks Simplified

Take a moment to think about the ways in which you, as an employer, protect your business and your employees. You may have an HR person on board who can deal with the basics and common questions that will occasionally arise. They are there to designate the proper procedure as a problem makes itself known, and mitigate it as it runs its course. Though they are an important tool to protect your company, they are only a piece of the puzzle.

One of the most important shields your business can exhibit is your Employee Handbook. Your Employee Handbook should be a readily available tool that comprehensively and incisively explains to your employee what you expect from them, and what they should expect from you. The law also requires that the handbook clearly state certain policies to the employee, which in turn provide the business with legal protections. An Employee Handbook is a way to set in stone what your business expects from the employee and to abide by what the law expects from you; this isn’t so easy though.

Simply having an Employee Handbook doesn’t suddenly create a magic barrier around your business that deflects legal implications and maintains an ordered working environment. In fact, not being clear in a statement, or simply not saying something at all can actually create trouble for your business. An Employee Handbook can be a great way to communicate with employees as long as employers use extreme caution while drafting the document. This ensures the business is safe from legal implications that could otherwise arise. SmallBusinessNotes.com put it this way, “Misunderstandings or misstatements can create legal liabilities for your business. In legal disputes courts have considered an employee handbook to be a contractual obligation, so word it carefully.” Needless to say, with all the laws and revisions that are introduced every year, maintaining a healthy Employee Handbook can be a daunting and expensive task.

Now enters BizAssure. As stated in our last blog, BizAssure contains a plethora of services necessary for a thriving business. These services are akin to a personal back office support team. Littler Mendelson, the number one labor law company in the country, and Jackson Lewis, rated a First Tier Law Firm by U.S. News & World Report, have partnered with BizAssure to provide the best possible legal support available, which includes Employee Handbook reviews. If you would like to find out how you can get a free Employee Handbook review from one of the two most prestigious law firms in the country, and to learn more about BizAssure, please visit BizAssure.com or call us at 1-800-549-7827.