Developing an Effective Employee Handbook

Developing an Effective Employee Handbook


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Start Date 04 Jun 2024, Tue
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End Date04 Jun 2024, Tue
Time9.00am to 5.00pm
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FeeSGD 680.00 (excluding GST)
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Enhancement made to Employment Act will see more workers protected

The new changes will cover an extra 430,000 workers in managerial and executive positions previously not covered under the Employment Act. Thus, all businesses need to ensure their latest employment handbook is updated to fully comply with this new regulation.

What is an Employee Handbook?

An Employee Handbook is an important piece of document in any organisation. It is a compilation of the organisation’s policies, procedures, rules, practices and working conditions in a company.

It serves to inform employees of the work rules and to explain the human resource practices and the terms and conditions of employment in greater detail than what is written in a typical employment contract. It also set out the various employee benefits that are accorded to employees.

Among other things, an employee handbook should cover everything from dress code and vacation days to employees’ code of conduct and non-discrimination policies. Additionally, it should set the tone for what it’s like to work at a company – Hence, your organisation’s employee handbook isn’t just a list of “what not to do”. It’s also a chance to express your mission statement, and workplace culture.

In terms of legal requirements, employee handbook provides an excellent scope of the responsibilities as an employee and an employer and forms an important part of the employment contract under the Singapore Employment Law. If you already have one, you should ensure that it has been recently updated to comply with the constantly changing policies and practices. Along with saving you time, such manuals can improve employee morale, prevent disagreements and even keep the company out of legal suits.

How an Effective Employee Handbook can guide Employees?

Crafting a comprehensive employee handbook should be a top priority for your organisation.

A good employee handbook provides essential information to help new recruits to settle down. With a well-written, comprehensive handbook, employees always know what is expected of them at work. They know how their employer will address and apply the policies and procedures of the business and what they, as employees, can expect from the employer.

They can have reasonable expectations that fellow employees with similar issues will receive similar treatment. They share a knowledge base with the rest of the employees, too, and know what is important for the business. And most importantly, Employees can see the benefits and compensation that they are entitled to receive clearly spelled out. Hence, the handbook serves a quick reference guide to a great deal of information that employees need at work.

How an Effective Employee Handbook useful for Employers?

Employers use the policies in an employee handbook to provide the road map to the ethical and legal treatment of employees. They protect themselves from lawsuits, such as harassment claims, wrongful termination claims, and discrimination claims.

As employee handbooks generally contain a code of conduct for employees with guidelines around appropriate behaviour for the individual workplace, there is a shared approach to addressing workplace issues, this is the best potential to create a harmonious, fair, employee and employer supportive workplace. It allows the employer to know that there is mutual understanding with the employees about actions and behaviours that will warrant disciplinary action up to and including employment termination in their workplace.

An employee handbook is thus a critical document for setting clear expectations, and providing policies for all employees to follow, and making it easier for employers to know how to work with employees to deal with problems when they arise.

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