Microsoft, General Motors and IBM have long recognized the virtues of having an employee handbook. What works for the big-time operators can work for you as well – even if you employ just a handful of workers.
Consider some of the advantages of having an employee handbook. For starters, once you give it to an employee, you don't have to remember whether you gave the employee a list of paid days off or explained your vacation policies. It's all there in the book and all workers are getting the same information.
In addition, your handbook can
