PAT PW YEOH
Developing an Effective Employee Handbook
A 1-Day Training Programme

 
Programme Outline
  1. What is a Human Resource (HR) Manual?
    • Difference Between the HR Handbook and the Policy Handbook
    • Why do you Need a HR Handbook?

  2. How Do You Know What to Tell Your Employees?
    • Finding Out What You Need to Say
    • Using the Checklist as an Interviewing Tool
    • Interviewing the Managers
    • Using the Checklist as a Table of Contents
    • Thinking Through the Policies

  3. Writing Policy Summaries
    • Sample Statements for a Policy Handbook
    • Sample Statements for a HR Handbook
    • How to Write a Policy Summary
    • About Style
      • Exercise #1: Writing for Clarity
      • Exercise #2: What’s Wrong with this Policy Summary
      • Exercise #3: Test Your Knowledge!
    • Testing and Verifying the Contents

  4. Using Your HR Handbook

  5. Review
    • Summary of Work Steps
    • Subjects to Consider: Mandatory, Important and Nice-to-Have
    • Sample Table of Contents for a Policy Manual
    • Sample Tables of Contents for 2 HR Manuals
    • Sample HR Manual