Sample policies
Use these sample policies as a model for your own customized version.
These sample policies are examples and should be adapted to your organization’s needs. Use the content in creating or changing your own employee policies. However, we encourage you to consult with legal counsel to review your new and revised policies.
Equal employment opportunity
It is the employer's policy to employ, retain, promote, terminate, and otherwise treat all employees and job applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. This policy shall be applied without regard to any qualified individual's sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, pregnancy, age, marital status, medical condition, physical disability, mental disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Handbook introduction
This personnel handbook is intended to provide employees with a general understanding of the company's personnel policies. The information in this handbook should be helpful in familiarizing employees with the company.
This handbook, however, cannot anticipate every situation or answer every question about employment. With the sole exception of the employment-at-will policies, the contents of this handbook do not create an employment contract. In order to retain necessary flexibility in the administration of policies and procedures, the company reserves the right to change or revise policies, procedures, and benefits described in this handbook, other than the employment-at-will provisions, without notice whenever the company determines that such action is warranted.