Has the employer considered combining vacation time, sick time, and personal time into one “bucket” of paid time off? Does the paid time off policy line up with the employer's business objectives?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Providing tools and resources to start, grow and manage your business. An employee handbook is one of the most important ...

Ask someone to describe a typical employee handbook and you’ll probably hear words like “dry,” “stiff,” and “boring.” Let’s face it, most handbooks aren’t exactly page-turners. They’re documents ...

Business owners with small teams of four or five people usually ignore (or aren’t aware of) the importance of an employee handbook. Even the term “employee handbook” sounds overly official and may ...

This article is part three in a six-part series. The purpose of this series is to provide tips and identify potential pitfalls associated with the drafting of an employee handbook. While an employee ...

The Bowdoin College Employee Handbook is intended as an explanation and description of the College's policies and procedures related to employment with the College. As an employee, you are expected to ...

How long has it been since you reviewed your employee handbook — or since your employees referenced it? When employee handbooks are correctly developed and implemented, they can serve as a sourcebook ...

Small businesses that fail to provide workers with a solid employee handbook risk exposure to potentially crippling compliance and litigation costs, but a good broker can turn this employer threat ...

Small businesses that fail to provide workers with a solid employee handbook risk exposure to potentially crippling compliance and litigation costs. But the good news is that employers can turn the ...