Employee Handbook

What is an employee handbook and when should you use it?

Your employee handbook is a go-to resource for all details, rules and responsibilities that are made between each individual staff member and the business – and, indeed, between fellow staff members too.

It serves as a reference tool for employees to help them with everyday issues and can also prove very beneficial in helping an employee settle into their new role.

An employee handbook generally contains a myriad of rules, policies and procedures and normally includes details in respect of the background of the company, the company disciplinary and grievance procedures, policies on bullying and harassment, in addition to company policies in respect of sickness, annual leave and probationary periods.

This employee handbook template is very detailed and contains a range of policies and procedures.

It is recommended that you customise and tailor this template to suit your own individual organisational requirements.

Not all the policies or procedures referenced in this handbook may apply to your business.

Simply pick those that do and delete all others.

If your disciplinary procedures are referenced in your handbook (and we advise that they are), then the handbook would need to be issued to all employees within 28 days of their employment commencing, as required by the Unfair Dismissal Acts.

This handbook was last updated on 01 August 2024