Course/Product Description Title: Employee Handbook Do's & Don'ts Date / Time: 2/12/2010 / 2:00 - 3:30pm Eastern Format: Audio Conference Description: Employee Handbooks are essential for employer’s in today’s litigious environment. They are the number one most important tool that an employer can have to protect itself from future liability. However, there are important mistakes that employers can make that reek havoc for employers. Learn what policies must be in your employee handbook as well as phrases and terms that you should never use in such a handbook. Learning Objectives This informative seminar will outline for you the dos and don’ts of drafting an effective well-written employee handbook. It will examine what the courts have said on these issues and provide practical tips on avoiding liability in the future. How to protect your company from the top mistakes that employers make in drafting employee handbooks How to prevent claims of implied contract How to avoid using language that can give rise to claims of breach of implied contract What are the essential disclaimers your employee handbook should contain How to have a well drafted anti-harassment policy that will protect you from future liability Why terms like “probationary period” and “introductory period” can be problematic What are the essential policies that your employee handbook should contain What are the five key disclaimers and qualifiers every handbook must contain PLUS...you can pose your specific Employee Handbook and Policy questions to our expert during the live interactive Q&A session! Course Outline Why Handbooks are So Important Provide important information regarding employer/employee relationship Provide important information regarding benefits and services Provide important protection for employers Most Common Mistakes Employers Make Not including at-will disclaimers Not including a well-drafted anti-harassment policy Using words like “probationary period” and “introductory period” Frequently Missing Handbook Essentials At-Will disclaimers Other important disclaimers Well drafted anti-harassment policy FMLA policy Avoiding More Mistakes By Addressing Important Issues Privacy, monitoring, searches, confidential information Workplace Violence Blogs Cell Phones Information Technology About Your Speaker Teri Morning, SPHR, has over 15 years organizational development and teaching experience in a variety of professional fields for both both profit and non-profit companies. In addition to a MBA, Teri also has a Master’s degree in Human Resource Development with a specialization in Conflict Management, is certified in mediation skills, is qualified as a Myers-Briggs practitioner, and holds the SHRM certification of a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). PHR \ SPHR Credits! This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCIs criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit. Cannot Attend The Live Presentation? This presentation is also available on CD after the initial broadcast. 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