A staff handbook brings together and summarises an employer's policies, procedures and practices. Creating an effective handbook can help the employer to communicate its rules consistently to all employees.
Staff handbooks should communicate how issues such as harassment, discrimination, absence, family-friendly rights and other HR matters are dealt with by the employer.
When creating a staff handbook, the employer should understand the legal implications of making the handbook, or parts of it, contractual.
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