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Employee handbook

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCommon term

In human resources, employee handbook means: A document that explains a company's rules, policies and procedures for employees, such as leave, behaviour, IT use and complaints.

In Turkish: çalışan el kitabı, personel yönetmeliği

How it is used

Also called a staff handbook. New employees are asked to read it and sometimes to sign that they have. HR updates it when laws or policies change, and it is often kept on the intranet.

Example sentences

  1. The sick leave rules are in section 4 of the employee handbook.

  2. We've updated the employee handbook to include the new remote work policy.

Common collocations

  • read the employee handbook
  • update the employee handbook
  • staff handbook
  • in the handbook
  • code of conductA set of rules that explains how employees are expected to behave at work, covering honesty, respect, conflicts of interest and the use of company property.
  • employment contractA legal agreement between an employer and an employee that sets out the job, pay, working hours, holidays and other terms of work.
  • disciplinary procedureThe formal steps a company follows when an employee is accused of misconduct or poor performance, such as an investigation, a hearing and warnings.
  • inductionA short programme for new employees, usually in their first days, that introduces the company, its rules, safety procedures and key people.

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