Human Resources Policy Manual
The Human Resources Policy Manual covers the common management requirements and practices for your company. This sample is intended only to provide an example of wording that might be used in your Human Resources Policy Manual. This sample wording can be helpful in generating ideas for developing a manual for your own company. However, management policies should be drafted as appropriate and as necessary to accurately reflect your company’s management standards. This is only a guide. (68 pages, 17248 words)
The purpose of this Human Resources Policy Manual is to document the principles and policies governing your company’s Human Resources practices. All managers should use this manual to simplify the “people management” part of your job by summarizing State and Federal personnel administration laws, regulations, and procedures. The principles and policies included provide:
- A foundation for a system of internal controls.
- Guidance in current Human Resources areas not controlled by laws or regulations.
- Criteria for decisions on appropriate Human Resources treatment.
- Managers with direction and guidance in connection with processes and procedures that should be uniform throughout the company.
When consistently applied throughout the company, these principles and policies assure that the various. Internal controls provide a system of checks and balances intended to identify irregularities, prevent waste, fraud and abuse from occurring, and assist all personnel in treating all others in a fair and consistent manner. All additional departmental or functional policies and procedures written should conform to and parallel the policies in this manual. All changes to policies and procedures are required to be reviewed to ensure that there are no conflicts with the policies stated in this Human Resources Policy Manual. This manual does not provide exhaustive treatment of most topics, but refers you to source documents and other resources, which are available for more detailed information. This manual does not create any rights, benefits, or duties which are not set forth in Federal laws. Further, it does not constitute a contract with any employee. This policy manual covers:
PURPOSE
SCOPE
RESPONSIBILITY
EXCLUSIONS
- Accounting
- Security Planning
- Disaster Recovery
- Information Systems
- Finance & Treasury
- Production & Engineering
- Sales & Marketing
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
HUMAN RESOURCES ORGANIZATION
- Operations Department Organization Chart
- Controller Responsibilities
- Operations Staff Responsibilities
MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT
MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY
PLANNING
RESPONSIBILITY, AUTHORITY, AND COMMUNICATION
- Management Representative
- Internal communication
MANAGEMENT REPORTING
- Review Input
- Review Output
BUSINESS CONDUCT
- Ethical Standards
- Integrity
HUMAN RESOURCES SYSTEM
OBJECTIVES
REQUIREMENTS
- Resources
- Infrastructure
- Internal Controls
- Audit Findings
TRANSACTIONS
- Authorization
- Timing
- Accuracy
DOCUMENTATION
- Managers Manual
- Forms Development & Control
- Control of Records
- Human Resource Transactions
- Referenced Procedures
SECURITY
- Physical Security
- Disaster Security
- Information Security
- Referenced Procedures
WORK RULES AND PERSONNEL POLICIES
- Management-Employee Relations
- Employee-Management Forums
- Employee Childcare
- Referenced Procedures
LEGAL LIABILITIES OF SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS
- Referenced Procedures
SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM
- Work Environment
- Referenced Procedures
FEDERAL LAWS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) OF 1938
- FLSA Overtime Provisions
- FLSA Child Labor
- Equal Pay Act Of 1963
UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Civil Rights Act Of 1991
- Uniform Guidelines On Employee Selection Procedures
- Pregnancy Discrimination Act
AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT (ADEA) ACT OF 1967
- Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT (IRCA) OF 1986
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) OF 1990
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) OF 1993
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT (OSHA) OF 1968
CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA) OF 1996
DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT OF 1988
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT (ERISA)
EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT (EPPA)
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11246
WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT (WARN) OF 1989
DAVIS-BACON ACT
WALSH-HEALEY PUBLIC CONTRACTS ACT (PCA)
SERVICE CONTRACT ACT (SCA)
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (NLRA)
VIETNAM ERA VETERANS’ READJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1974 (VEVRA)
PROCESSES AND CONTROLS
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