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Employee handbook template for Word
A handbook for staff: who we are, how work runs, pay and leave, conduct and who to ask.
Free: it uses no credits. You get your own copy to edit, in the look you pick here.
Look: Forest
- Consulting
- Minimal
- Editorial
- Product
- Data Report
- Forest
- Warm
- Clean Blue
- Slate
- Ledger
- Navy and Gold
- Teal Office
- Electric
- Sunset
- Cobalt Pop
- Citrus
- Studio
- Magazine
- Blueprint
- Gallery
- Retro
- Pastel
- Blush
- Mint
- Sand
- Sky
When to use it
Use it to give staff one reference for how work runs, pay and leave, conduct, and who to ask.
How to use it
- Make your own copy. It opens in the editor, where you can change the theme and edit anything.
- Fill in the fields below, and answer the question each section asks with your own content and numbers.
- Download it as an editable Word file, or as a PDF. The file is reopened and checked before it is offered.
Section by section
- [company] employee handbook Version [version] · [date]
- Welcome What does [company] do, and what do we hope working here is like?
- How work runs What are the working hours and patterns? How do we communicate and make decisions?
- Pay, leave and benefits How and when is pay processed? What leave do people get, and how is it requested?
- Conduct and wellbeing What do we expect of each other? Where can people get support?
- Raising a concern Who should someone speak to: [contact]? What happens next?
- Next steps Who owns this handbook, and when is it next reviewed: [review date]?
Fields to fill
Fill them once in the editor, or from a spreadsheet to make one copy per client. Where a slide needs content, it asks the question it must answer instead of showing a made-up answer.
{{company}}{{version}}{{date}}{{contact}}{{review_date}}