Employee Handbooks and Policies
Handbooks
Cornell University Office of Human Resources
Contains Cornell University's most up-to-date human resource policies for nonacademic, non-bargaining
unit staff.
Employee Handbook Updates: Best Practices to Start 2002
Latest updates for the new year from Employment Practices Solutions(EPS).
Employee Handbooks
Defines the basics of handbooks and what they should include.
How to Create an Effective Employee Handbook
Offers tips to help you create a document that will serve you well.
Pennsylvania State University Policies
An extensive list of polcies to view online. Thier whole Office of Human Resources is
an inspiration of the possibilities of the Internet for HR.
Sample List of Personnel Policies
Provides a list of policies to consider when developing a manual.
What to Leave Out of an Employee Handbook
Lists a few areas to avoid when documenting policies.
Policies
Absence Policies
Two sample absence policies ready to customize to your company.
Also includes a simple form to track employee absences.
At-will Policy
A sample of a disclaimer for use with handbooks.
Weak E-mail policy doesn't fly in Dallas
Looks at the consequences of a weak corporate E-mail policy.
Do You Know Your Company's E-mail Policy?
Discusses two issues that arise with E-mail that employers and employees
should be aware of.
Safety Policy
A customizable form that contains the essential elements of a safety
policy and covers a variety of workplace environments that pose differing
levels of hazards.
Sexual Harassment Policy
Two sample policies that both contain all the essential elements of
such a policy.
Time-Off Policies
Contains specific clauses from which you can pick and choose and then
customize to create your own policy .
Weapons Policy
Rice University's possession of fire arms policy.
Anti-Violence Policy
from the University of Colorado.
