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Most employee handbooks serve as a resource for your company’s policies and procedures. They are often boring and difficult to comprehend because of many technical and legal terms. This is the reason why most employees don’t read over or really understand employee handbooks.Generally speaking, an employer will want to communicate essential company policies and any state and/or local regulations that may require certain policies and information to be distributed to employees in writing. But, if you want to have an effective and useful employee handbook, then your employee handbook should include more than just company policies. It should go deeper and explain who you are, why you do what you do, and what makes your company special or different.An Employee Handbook should include: <img class="image_resized" style="width:1.2em;" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/2714_fe0f/32.png" alt="??"> Company’s history, mission, vision, and goals <img class="image_resized" style="width:1.2em;" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/2714_fe0f/32.png" alt="??"> Core values and culture <img class="image_resized" style="width:1.2em;" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/2714_fe0f/32.png" alt="??"> Important policies, rules, and practices <img class="image_resized" style="width:1.2em;" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/2714_fe0f/32.png" alt="??"> Relevant state and federal regulations that impact employees <img class="image_resized" style="width:1.2em;" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/2714_fe0f/32.png" alt="??"> Employee benefits and perksIf this is done right, it can be an amazing tool and resource for managers and employees. While employee handbooks are not legally required, when done correctly, they can be an essential tool (no matter how many restaurants or employees you have).<img class="image_resized" style="width:1.2em;" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/2705/32.png" alt="?"> It can defend you against employee claims <img class="image_resized" style="width:1.2em;" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/2705/32.png" alt="?"> It can help ensure fairness and consistency among all employees <img class="image_resized" style="width:1.2em;" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/2705/32.png" alt="?"> It can communicate expectations <img class="image_resized" style="width:1.2em;" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/2705/32.png" alt="?"> It can save a lot of administration time and headachesOn this week's show, learn <a href="https://carrieluxem.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6960e90fcb1dc577bf551fcb2&amp%3Bid=e48687e92c&amp%3Be=5cd10d9d22&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=how-to-create-an-employee-handbook-that-is-actually-useful-2719775" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">HOW TO CREATE AN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK THAT IS ACTUALLY USEFUL</a>!

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