Company Employee Handbook
Issue Date: ____________
Version Number: __________
TO __________ COMPANY EMPLOYEES:
This is our new Employee Handbook. Please review it and sign the attached acknowledgment and drop the acknowledgment in __________________________’s in box.
You may keep a copy of the Handbook if you wish, but a copy will always be available to you through the HR department. If you do not wish to keep a copy, please return the Handbook to HR.
This Employee Handbook (the “Handbook”) was developed to describe some of the expectations of our employees and to outline the policies, programs, and benefits available to eligible employees. Employees should familiarize themselves with the contents of the Handbook as soon as possible, for it will answer many questions about employment with __________ Company.
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This Handbook is designed to acquaint you with __________ Company and provide you with information about working conditions, employee benefits, and some of the policies affecting your employment. This Handbook is not a contract and is not intended to create any contractual or legal obligations. You should read, understand, and comply with all provisions of the Handbook. It describes many of your responsibilities as an employee and outlines the programs developed by __________ Company to benefit employees. One of our objectives is to provide a work environment that is conducive to both personal and professional growth.
No Handbook can anticipate every circumstance or question about policy. As __________ Company continues to grow, the need may arise and __________ Company reserves the right to revise, supplement, or rescind any policies or portion of the Handbook from time to time as it deems appropriate, in its sole and absolute discretion. The only exception is our employment-at-will policy permitting you or __________ Company to end our relationship for any reason at any time. The employment-at-will policy cannot be changed except in a written agreement signed by both you and the President of the Company. Employees will, of course, be notified of such changes to the Handbook as they occur.
Customers are among our organization’s most valuable assets. Every employee represents __________ Company to our customers and the public. The way we do our jobs presents an image of our entire organization. Customers judge all of us by how they are treated with each employee contact. Therefore, one of our first business priorities is to assist any customer or potential customer. Nothing is more important than being courteous, friendly, helpful, and prompt in the attention you give to customers.
__________ Company will provide customer relations and services training to all employees with extensive customer contact. Our personal contact with the public, our manners on the telephone, and the communications we send to customers are a reflection not only of ourselves, but also of the professionalism of __________ Company. Positive customer relations not only enhance the public’s perception or image of __________ Company, but also pay off in greater customer loyalty and increased sales and profit.
1-01 Nature of Employment
Employment with __________ Company is voluntarily entered into and is “at-will,” which means that the employee is free to resign at will at any time, with or without notice or cause. Similarly, __________ Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice or cause, so long as there is no violation of applicable federal or state law. No one has the authority to make verbal statements that change the at-will nature of employment, and the at-will relationship cannot be changed or modified for any employee except in a written agreement signed by that employee and the President of __________ Company.
Policies set forth in this Handbook are not intended to create a contract, nor are they to be construed to constitute contractual obligations of any kind or a contract of employment between __________ Company and any of its employees. The provisions of the Handbook have been developed at the discretion of management and, except for its policy of employment-at-will, may be amended or cancelled at any time, at __________ Company’s sole discretion.
These provisions supersede all existing policies and practices and may not be amended or added to without the express written approval of the CEO or person designated by the CEO of __________ Company.
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