How to Write a Human Resource Manual

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Determine the audience of your manual.

   If you are writing an employee handbook, focus more on day-to-day workplace operations and general employee policies.
   
   If you are writing a document for management or a general policy statement, aim to be more thorough and exact than helpful.
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   Step 2: Review all organizational policies regarding hiring

   ,, State the position of your organization regarding the given topic, the proper procedures for management and employees to take in each situation, and the reasons why. ,,, Describe your organization's approach to human resources in general and how the policies within the manual adhere to this philosophy. , Solicit advice, corrections, and additions. ,,
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   Step 3: termination

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   Step 4: compensation

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   Step 5: promotions

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   Step 6: dress code

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   Step 7: complaint procedures

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   Step 8: sick days

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   Step 9: vacations

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    Step 10: Begin your guide by dividing the document into several policy categories

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    Step 11: for example "workplace behavior

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    Step 12: " "termination

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    Step 13: " "sexual harassment

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    Step 14: " etc.

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    Step 15: Write an organizational policy for each category.

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    Step 16: Include a section detailing the procedures for dealing with complaints or grievances

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    Step 17: outlining specific methods employees should use to express problems with the workplace or management.

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    Step 18: Include a section detailing policies for exceptional circumstances

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    Step 19: such as workplace emergencies

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    Step 20: family deaths

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    Step 21: Add an introduction to your manual after you have already laid out all your policies.

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    Step 22: Show a draft of your manual to any legal advisers and stakeholders in the organization.

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    Step 23: Edit your draft

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    Step 24: publish a finished

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    Step 25: dated version

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    Step 26: and distribute.

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    Step 27: Continue to tweak your manual as new circumstances arise and you are faced with new problems.

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