Financial Services Resource Center for HR: Employee Handbooks and Workplace Conduct
Establishing an employee handbook that provides clear workplace rules and policies to guide and manage employee conduct is critical for HR professionals employed by financial services companies. Employers should make sure that all employees are advised of workplace policies and practices regarding various topics such as compensation, benefits, discrimination, harassment, confidentiality, ethics, visitors, dress codes, uniforms, privacy, grooming, schedules, attendance, work rules, and any other employee conduct expected in the workplace. For example, financial services employers may want to pay special attention and establish work rules that address gambling in the workplace as well as employee dress codes as this may affect the employer's image, reputation and resources as well as workplace productivity. Further, employers should make sure that all policies comply with applicable federal, state and local laws.
XpertHR has numerous resources to help employers implement employee handbooks and establish workplace rules to govern employee conduct: