Employer Checklist For Your HR Health – Do you have policies in place?

1. Employee on-boarding process – Once hired, what happens to an employee? Is there a probationary period?

2. Job Descriptions – do you have these? These are needed to do any type of employee review.

3. Employee Review Process – When and how often do you review employees’ performance and allow them to provide their feedback on the company practices and operations?

4. Disciplinary Policy – There should be a description of this so that employees know what to expect when rules are broken.

5. Termination Policy – Both for voluntary and non-voluntary terminations.

6. Attendance Policy – Define working hours and expectations for attendance.

7. Dress Code – Every company needs one of these. Don’t expect your employees to dress the way you would like without a definition of the dress code policy.

8. Leaves of Absence Policy – This should include FLMA, Pregnancy Leave, Jury Duty Leave, Military Leave, etc. What happens when the employee returns to work?

9. Paid Sick Leave Policy – Since it is the law to provide every employee with a minimum of 24 hours of paid sick leave beginning July 1, 2015, you must define what your sick leave policy is.

10. Benefits – Define company benefits and who qualifies for them. Benefits include insurance (medical, dental, vision, worker’s comp insurance, etc.), as well as a vacation policy, company paid holiday schedule, etc.

All of the above should be available for employees to read in one convenient document known as an Employee Handbook!