HR Policies and Employee Handbook

Delivering the information
employees need to know.

Creating employee handbooks that are integral to the employee relationship.

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Employee Handbooks

Employee Handbooks

JER HR Group helps you create an Employee Handbook that is integral to your employee relations philosophy, essential to your employee communications, and crucial to your development of an effective, safe, and legal work environment.

An employee handbook explains workplace policies, procedures, and benefits, supports compliance with legal requirements, and helps create a transparent and fair workplace.If you don't have one, you need one. And once you have one, it needs to be reviewed and updated once per year.

Employee Handbook Guide
What It Should Do

What should your Employee Handbook do?

  • Acquaint all employees with the company's culture, mission, and values.
  • Share with employees what is expected of them.
  • Let employees know what they can expect from management and leadership.
  • Showcase the benefits that your organization provides.
  • Communicate key company policies clearly and consistently.
  • Maintain compliance with current federal and state laws.
  • Help protect the company against employee claims.
  • Inform employees as to where they can go for help.
More Than a Document

It's more than the basic employment information.

When done well, an employee handbook becomes part of the organization's brand story. It communicates the employee relations philosophy, supports consistent communication, and helps create an effective, safe, and compliant work environment.

An employee handbook can be an effective communication tool from an employee's first day. It provides written clarity about workplace expectations, policies, benefits, and organizational culture while giving employees a reliable resource for important information.

A handbook serves as a practical resource throughout the employee experience. It helps managers and HR teams communicate policies consistently, apply expectations fairly, and give every employee access to the same essential information.
A strong employee handbook gives the organization a clear foundation for workplace expectations and employee communication. It explains policies, supports consistent management practices, and reinforces the standards needed for a productive workplace culture.

What JER HR Builds Into Every Handbook

A handbook built for your organization. Not a template with your logo on it.

Every handbook we produce is written for your specific workplace: your culture, policies, legal environment, and employees. We cover the sections that matter, support federal and state compliance, and deliver a document that is clear and readable.

01

Knowledge Center

2,000+ HR forms covering the full employee lifecycle. Authorization forms, policies, regulatory guidelines, safety protocols, and best practice guides.

02

Code of Conduct and Workplace Behavior

Anti-harassment, anti-discrimination, conflict of interest, social media, and workplace conduct policies written for your culture and compliant with current law.

03

Compensation and Benefits Overview

Pay policies, overtime, expense reimbursement, and a clear description of the benefits your organization provides, written to inform rather than confuse.

04

Leave and Time-Off Policies

PTO, vacation, sick leave, FMLA, parental leave, bereavement, jury duty, and military leave policies - compliant with federal and state requirements in your jurisdiction.

05

Safety and Workplace Environment

OSHA compliance, workplace safety procedures, drug and alcohol policy, and remote or hybrid work guidelines specific to your work environment.

06

Acknowledgment and Annual Review

A signed employee acknowledgment form and a documented annual review process help keep the handbook current and reduce compliance risk.

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How to Create an Employee Handbook Your Team Will Want to Read

The Employee Handbook provides the basic employment information that every employee needs to know. When done right, the handbook is also part of your brand story, and has the power to reinforce the employee's decision to work with your company. The basic question is how to get there.

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