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employee handbook

An employee handbook is a document for employees, especially new employees, that sets out an organization's workplace policies, procedures, and other important information about employment.

In plain English

It is a written guide that tells employees what workplace rules apply and how things are done in the organization. It also brings together important employment information, especially for people who are new to the organization.

In context

Here, "employee handbook" names the guide document assigned during onboarding that sets out the organization's workplace policies, procedures, and other important employment information for employees.

Situation
Completing employee onboarding, payroll setup, policies, and mandatory forms
What it communicates
names the workplace guide document assigned during onboarding.

Meaning limits

The term names the guide document as a whole, not any one policy or procedure by itself.

Examples

“On his first day, the new clerk signed for the employee handbook and read it on the train home.”

Core meaning

“During onboarding, the supervisor handed each new cleaner an employee handbook to take home.”

In context