The Smith Group - Available Ready-to-Use Policies

The Smith Group

Available Ready-to-Use Policies

Choose from the following polices. Each policy should be applicable and adaptable to your company. Each policy varies in length. Some policies will include two samples. The cost of each policy is $20.00.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT		HONESTY
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE		JOB CLASSIFICATIONS
AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT		JOB PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES
ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY		JURY DUTY
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE OF ABSENCE		LEAVE OF ABSENCE
COBRA		MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
CONFIDENTIALITY		OFFICE ATTIRE
CONFLICT OF INTEREST		OFFICE HOURS
CONTRIBUTIONS AND SOLICITING		OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT
DISCLAIMER		OVERTIME
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY		PERSONAL INFORMATION
ELECTRONIC MAIL POLICY		SAFETY AND SECURITY
ETHICAL STANDARDS		SMOKING POLICY
HARASSMENT		SOFTWARE POLICY
HOLIDAYS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The following are some of the issues this ACKNOWLEDGMENT policy addresses:

How can you prove that an employee has received a copy of your employee handbook?
How do you know if an employee has read the handbook?

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE: The following are some of the issues this ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE policy addresses:

How do you stop or prevent the use or sale of alcohol or illegal drugs in the workplace?
What do you do if someone is caught selling or is involved in some other transaction involving illegal drugs?
What if an employee is using prescription drugs?

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT: The following are some of the issues this AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT policy addresses:

Do you always have to give a warning before an employee is terminated?
Under what conditions can you terminate an employee?
Does an employee have to give a two week notice before they quit?
(This Policy May Not Be Applicable In All States)

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY: The following are some of the issues this ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY policy addresses:

What if an employee is absent, what should they do?
What if an employee is going to be late, what should they do?
Does the employee have to make up time that was missed?
Who does the employee call if they are going to be late or absent?

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE OF ABSENCE (FUNERAL LEAVE): The following are some of the issues this BEREAVEMENT LEAVE OF ABSENCE policy addresses:

What if there is a death in an employees immediate family?
Who is defined as immediate family?
How much leave can an employee take?

COBRA: The following are some of the issues this COBRA policy addresses:

What if an employee is terminated, can he/she still be covered under the companies health insurance plan?
What if an employee gets divorced, can his/her spouse still be covered under our health insurance plan?
What if an employee's child is no longer considered a dependant, can he/she still be covered under our health insurance plan?

CONFIDENTIALITY: The following are some of the issues this CONFIDENTIALITY policy addresses:

What if your employees discuss company business with others outside the company?
What information and products are confidential?
What happens if an employee discloses confidential information concerning client matters or proprietary company matters?

CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The following are some of the issues this CONFLICT OF INTEREST policy addresses:

What types of activities or practices are in conflict with the interest of a customer or the company?

CONTRIBUTIONS AND SOLICITING: The following are some of the issues this CONTRIBUTIONS AND SOLICITING policy addresses:

Can employees solicit other employees to purchase items?
What if someone has a birthday, baby, or gets married, can employees ask for gift contributions?
What if an employee wants to distribute some type of literature?

DISCLAIMER: The following are some of the issues this DISCLAIMER policy addresses:

Can policies in your employee handbook be changed at any time?
Do you want to state that you employee handbook is not a contract of employment?
Do you indicate that employees may be terminated at any time (if applicable in your state)?

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The following are some of the issues this EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY policy addresses:

Who are the protected groups of employees?
What areas in employment are protected?

ELECTRONIC MAIL POLICY: The following are some of the issues this ELECTRONIC MAIL policy addresses:

Who has access to employees electronic mail messages?
What happens if an employee snoops into other's electronic mail?
What if the company suspects illegal use of electronic mail?
What are your companies guidelines in using electronic mail?

ETHICAL STANDARDS: The following are some of the issues this ETHICAL STANDARDS policy addresses:

What kind of standards do you want your employees to uphold?
What is each employees duty to the customer or other employees?
What if an employee gains confidential information regarding a client or the company?
Who can confidential information be shared with?

HARASSMENT: The following are some of the issues this HARASSMENT policy addresses:

What is harassment?
Who is covered under the harassment policy?
What if an employee, customer or vendor harasses an employee?
Who should the harassment be reported to?
What about retaliation?

HOLIDAYS: The following are some of the issues this HOLIDAY policy addresses:

Who is eligible for holiday pay?
What holidays are observed by the company?
What if a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, what day does an employee get off?

HONESTY: The following are some of the issues this HONESTY policy addresses:

What is dishonesty?
What happens if an employee is dishonest?

JOB CLASSIFICATIONS: The following are some of the issues this JOB CLASSIFICATIONS policy addresses:

Who are exempt employees?
Who are nonexempt employees?
Who is eligible for overtime pay?
How many hours are considered full-time?

JOB PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES: The following are some of the issues this JOB PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES policy addresses:

What is each employee expected to do?
What are our business practices?

JURY DUTY: The following are some of the issues this JURY DUTY policy addresses:

What happens if an employee is called to serve as a juror?
What kind of leave will be provided?
What does an employee do with the fees they receive as a juror?

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: The following are some of the issues this LEAVE OF ABSENCE policy addresses:

How many employees do you need to have to covered under the "Family and Medical Leave Act"?
What employees qualify under this act?
What can an employee take leave for?
How long can an employee take leave?
What type of documentation does an employee have to provide?
What happens to an employee's salary while they are on leave?
What about health insurance while they are on leave?

MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE: The following are some of the issues this MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE policy addresses:

Who is eligible for "Military Leave of Absence"?
What is the companies responsibility when an employee returns from Military Leave of Absence?
What kind of absences will this leave cover?

OFFICE ATTIRE: The following are some of the issues this OFFICE ATTIRE policy addresses:

What should be worn when dressing for work?
How can you tell if something is appropriate for work or not?
What about a casual day?

OFFICE HOURS: The following are some of the issues this OFFICE HOURS policy addresses:

What are the companies office hours?
Who maintains an employees schedule?
How does an employee keep track of hours worked?

OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT: The following are some of the issues this OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT policy addresses:

Who does an employee talk with if he/she wants to take an additional job outside the company?
What kinds of outside employment can't an employee take?
What are the rules about taking an outside job?

OVERTIME: The following are some of the issues this OVERTIME policy addresses:

What is considered overtime?
Who will inform employees of overtime needs?
Who is eligible for overtime?
How is overtime calculated?
Who keeps track of overtime?

PERSONAL INFORMATION: The following are some of the issues this PERSONAL INFORMATION policy addresses:

Who can employee personal information be given to?
What is required if personal information is requested?

SAFETY AND SECURITY: The following are some of the issues this SAFETY, HOUSEKEEPING AND SECURITY policy addresses:

What if someone is injured or there is an accident at the workplace?
Who do you notify if you are injured?
Who do you report a safety hazard to?
What is each employees responsibility in keeping the office clean?
What should each employee do to keep the building free from fire or theft?

SMOKING POLICY: The following are some of the issues this SMOKING policy addresses:

Where can an employee smoke?
Why has the company made the office a smoke-free workplace?

SOFTWARE POLICY: The following are some of the issues this SOFTWARE policy addresses:

What if an employee wants to use personal software at work?
Who should review software before it is installed on the company's computer?
What if an employee illegally reproduces software?
What about examining for viruses?
What if an employee wants to copy work software?