High-Tech/Software and Communications Resource Center for HR: Employee Handbooks

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All employers should have an employee handbook that establishes clear workplace rules and policies that guide and manage employee conduct and comply with applicable federal, state and local laws. Employers that intend to create at-will employment relationships should also include a clear and prominent disclaimer in their handbook informing employees that the policies contained in it do not create a contractual obligation of continued employment. Employers should also consider including an at-will acknowledgment and/or policy in their handbook to further inform employees of the at-will employment relationship. Employers in the high-tech/software and communications industries, however, may need to have two versions of their employee handbook - one for internal employees and one for consultants.

XpertHR has a wide variety of documents to help employers implement employee handbooks and establish workplace rules governing employee conduct: