It is important for all companies to have policies
to guide the direction of their management and the workforce. Most companies have some
compilation of policies located somewhere. Some questions for you to ask are:
Do our policies reflect our practices? (if they do not you could have some real legal
problems!),
Are our policies current, given the rapidly changing world we work in?,
Are we doing a good job of communicating our policies?
Do we hold people accountable for violations of policies?
If asked, could we produce written documentation of our current policies?
If you answered "no" to one or more of the above questions then you need the
assistance of a qualified expert from Sterling Consulting Services to meet with you and
discuss your concerns. If you were able to answer "yes" to all of the questions
you may still want to have an independent audit of your policies and their implementation.
Remember, an ounce of prevention is a pound of cure!
If you do not have policies developed then we encourage you to consider developing
them. It has been proven that most humans prefer to work in an environment which has
structure and rules which are followed and enforced consistently. In fact, in a lot of
instances, the lack of policies leads to union organizing campaigns. A wise person once
said "If it isnt written down, then it doesnt exist!" Let us help
you put together a professional and thorough policy manual for your management and
employee teams.
Having been recently involved in the major revision
of Value City Furnitures Human Resource Policy Manual, we
have experience in the development or modification of the following policies:
Too many times we are faced with a situation where
an employee states that they did not know that a certain policy existed. One of the best
ways to prevent that from happening in your organization is to have each employee receive
(and sign for) an employee handbook. A properly written handbook can be a valuable
communication tool for your company. It is also of tremendous help in a lawsuit,
discrimination, or wrongful termination case. However, an improperly written one can be
detrimental or possibly imply an employment contract.
So, if you do not currently have one let one of our experts develop it with you. If you
do have one, is it properly written or is it time to revise it. Think about it and let us
know how we can assist you. This is a valuable investment which can pay dividends time
after time in the area of employee relations.