Small Business: Updating employee handbooks
Photo credit: iStock | Keeping a company's employee handbook up to date is important. "An employee handbook is either a living document or a ticking time bomb," explains Robert Boisvert, a labor and employment law specialist and partner at Minneapolis-based law firm Fredrikson & Byron.
An employee handbook is meant to be a guide for employees to understand their rights, the company's culture and what's expected of them in the workplace.
Oftentimes, it's overlooked or ignored and can become a dust collector.
But an outdated or poorly drafted handbook could be a liability, which makes it even more important for employers to update it regularly and keep abreast of changing...
