Company Handbook Writing
We can help you write all the rules and regulations for your business!
Protect you and your employees
Company, or employee handbooks, are not just important for your employees. They are also a valuable tool to ensure your management team is leading your employees consistently, legally (federal, state and local), and in line with the values and mission of your company.
We can help tailor a handbook from scratch to meet the needs of your company, or simply update an existing handbook, including proofreading, formatting and method of distribution.
Company handbook writing at a glance:
What makes a good handbook?
- A good handbook must highlight the policies of the company. Policies are a set of formal principles that guides a company and it could include rules, practices, procedures and regulations
- It must have well enumerated work periods such as time to resume, breaks and time to leave work
- It must show general standard of conduct expected of every employee in terms of work ethics, dress codes, smoking policy and so on
- It must also explain overtime pay, schedule of taxes, how payment will be made, review of salary and performances etc
Other contents of company manual are safety and security, retirement package, orientation package, dismissals, complaints, organizational structures and so on.
Do I need a new handbook?
There are various reasons that necessitated writing of handbooks for companies and these reasons include:
- To eliminate confusion and problems associated with what an employer expects from each employee as the information and rules stated in the handbook can be revised regularly
- It ensures orderliness and thorough observance of rules of conducts and guidelines
- It reduces the ongoing task of managers and owners in educating employees or workers continuously as each employee has access to the manual without consulting the managers or owners.
How to write a company handbook
There are various tasks involved in writing detailed, concise and understandable handbook, so consulting experts that are knowledgeable in what is necessary when writing employee manual is highly recommended. EC3 has been established to assist various companies from different industries to write manuals that can take care of their employees’ questions and needs.
To write a handbook, follow these steps:
- Decide the policies, rules, regulations, procedures and practices of your company. Review them before considering how you want to have them written
- Get a manual template that can be used as a guide in writing your own. The handbook template is going to show you various handbook examples that are being used by various other businesses. After going through the handbook samples, you should be able to decide how you plan to have your own handbook written.
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