Employee handbook

The company's collected description of rules, policies and practical matters for employees — such as working hours, sickness reporting, holidays, IT and data protection policy, substance policy and guidelines against offensive behaviour. The handbook is not required by law, but it gathers documentation that other rules do require and creates clarity about what applies. Terms in the handbook can have employment law effect, so material changes must be properly notified. Good practice is to have employees digitally acknowledge that they have read the current version.