Crafting Your HR Policy & Procedures Manual: From Draft to Defense

Understanding the distinction between an Employee Handbook and an HR Policy & Procedures Manual is paramount to ensuring compliance with changing federal and state regulations, laws, and statutes. Moreover, it serves as a robust defense against claims of discrimination, wrongful termination, and unemployment.

In our compliance-based, 60-minute event you will discover essential guidelines and best practices for creating a robust HR Policy & Procedures Manual for your organization.

We’ll address:

• Employee Handbook vs. HR Policy & Procedures Manual
• What should be included in your Policy & Procedures Manual
• Identify who, beyond the HR team, should have access to the manual
• Proving compliance during audits, court cases & unemployment claim appeals
• Optimal format for creating a comprehensive HR Policy & Procedures Manual
  
  

Program Highlights:

Crafting an Effective HR Policy & Procedures (P&P) Manual

• Learn which policies necessitate corresponding procedures
• Techniques to design a P&P manual for effectiveness and efficiency
• Ensuring managers and the C-Suite are aware of their procedural obligations

Best Practices to Ensure Compliance with Evolving Regulations

• How to format your P&P manual with step-by-step guidelines
• Significance of a P&P manual in demonstrating compliance with laws and regulations.
• Using the HR Policy & Procedures to prove compliance by your organization

Handling Communications, Updates, and Revisions

• Discover key differences between an employee handbook and an HR P&P manual
• Indicators signaling when your P&P manual requires updates or revisions
• Effectively communicating updates to managers, supervisors, and the C-Suite

Question & Answer Session – have your specific questions answered!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Pamela Shull

Pamela Shull, CPP, SPHR gives you practical, real-world, effective guidance on a variety of accounting topics from payroll to overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Pamela, both a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), has more than 50 years of experience as a director of human resources and payroll, controller, auditor, businesswoman, consultant, instructional designer, and trainer. She is a specialist in Canadian payroll, human resources and sales tax compliance. She has presented hundreds of seminars, workshops, and webinars to businesses in all major business sectors. Pamela is also the author of the recently released book "CP2100 Compliance Logbook.”