HANDBOOK MODEL CLAUSES

Introduction
This specimen document has been supplied to you for guidance only. It has not been prepared exclusively for you and you need to consider carefully whether it is appropriate for your organisation and its exact needs. You should bear in mind all relevant factual circumstances, including factors such as employees’ contractual terms and the contents of other policies. It is very likely that the specimen documents will need to be modified to make them suitable for use in specific situations, and we therefore recommend that you consult with your local EEF Association about any alterations that may be required. If you do not understand any part of the specimen documents, please ask your local EEF Association for an explanation before you use them. Unfortunately, we cannot accept any liability for loss arising out of the use of specimen documents unless specific advice has been taken.
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Substitute the name of employer for [THE COMPANY]

COMPANY HANDBOOK

This company handbook contains information relating to the company and your employment, which the company thinks you:

May wish to know
or
Should know
or
Must know

It is designed to help you settle into the company by telling you about our background, mission, quality, facilities, the employment policy framework within which we operate as well as terms & conditions of employment, and acceptable codes of conduct.

It is a means of keeping you consistently informed about our organisation on a wide variety of company and job related matters.

In most instances a summary overview of the company policies will only be given in this company handbook. There are other documents, which will support your employment, which are not contained within this company handbook. For example, Technical Operating Instructions can be found [PLEASE SPECIFY].

This company handbook was updated on [DATE] and supersedes any previous handbooks. [THE COMPANY] will ensure you are kept up to date by issuing amendments to this company handbook as and when necessary. In the meantime you should not remove any pages.

It is important that you take the time to read and understand the content of this handbook. If you have any queries regarding any aspect of the company handbook then you should raise them immediately with a member of the [Personnel/Human Resources Department.]

Section 1 The Company

Section 2 Quality

Section 3 Facilities & Amenitites

Section 4 Company Policies

Section 5 Company Procedures

Section 6 Terms and Conditions

Section 7 Code of Conduct

Section 8 Health & Safety