Policies and procedures help employees and employers know of the expectations from the organization.
If creating and/or maintaining one is one of your responsibilities, then you will have to do it perfectly as you wouldn’t want to go wrong with the most important information document of the organization.
Moreover, whenever there are new laws, regulations and events happening around us, it’s definitely time to review the policies and update them.
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— Course Fee: RM 1,580.00 (Inclusive of 8% Service Tax) —
Day 1
Module 1 – Writing The Employee Handbook And HR Policies
Goals
- What do you want to achieve?
- What message do you want to convey to employees?
Writing Styles
- The importance of choosing the correct style.
Format
- Different formats bring different results.
Design
- Designing your handbook to capture the essence of the message.
Clear Language
- Use a language that the majority of the employees understand.
Fairness and Flexibility
- Writing or updating policies with fairness in mind.
- Allow flexibility.
Legal Compliance
- Ensure all policies, rules and regulations does not go against the respective laws.
Approval
- The approval processes.
Module 2 – Contents of HR Policy
Definition
- Defining of HR Policy / Employee Handbook
Corporate Philosophy and Culture
- Do you have a corporate culture?
- Align the policies with your corporate culture.
Employment Policies, Rules and Practices
- What are the essential policies?
- Employment
- Employment Conditions
- Salary & Benefits Administration
- Learning and Development
- Discipline and Grievance
- Business Ethics
- Health, Safety and Environment
- Drug & Alcohol
- Whistle Blowing
- Prevention of Sexual Harassment
- Other HR Policies
Code of Conduct
- What is a Code of Conduct?
- How to implement it?
- Workshop – Writing A Policy
Day 2
Module 3 – Review The HR Policy
Reviewing the Policy
- How often should you review your policy?
Updating the Policy
- How to update it?
- The importance of updating your policy.
Module 4 – Dos And Donts
* Group Discussion – Do’s and Don’ts
What to Include?
- What to include in your handbook/policy?
What Not to Include
- All the items that should not be included
Module 5 – Launch
Adopting and Launching the Policy
- What does it mean to adopt the policy?
- Why launching it is important.
Communicating to Employees
- The next step after launching is communicating.
Administering the Policy
- Implement, enforce, audit, and take action.