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How to Create an Employee Handbook FLEXCAST

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1.0 Credits

Member Price $147.00

Non-Member Price $169.00

Overview

The employee handbook is an important foundational document for many organizations. In the How to Create an Employee Handbook course, we discuss how to structure such a document and itemize every possible policy that might be contained within it. For each policy, we list the key concepts, so that you can write your own text for the handbook. This is the essential tool for creating an employee handbook.

Highlights

Advantages of having an employee handbook. The construction of an employee handbook. Purpose of the handbook. Hours of work. Payday policy. Vacation policy. Workers’ compensation insurance.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, CEOs, and other accounting managers.

Objectives

Recognize the structural issues associated with writing an employee handbook. Recall the various types of policies that can be included in an employee handbook, and the contents of each one.

Preparation

None.

Notice

This is a FlexCast (no exam required) and may be viewed only Monday - Saturday, 5am - 5pm PT. You may take up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course. Pause your FlexCast and resume at a convenient day during the hours above. Partial credit for 2+ credit courses: If you are unable to complete the course in one sitting, partial credit can be awarded (minimum of one credit). To earn the remaining credits, you must return later and start the course from the beginning. Use chat to ask questions of a subject matter expert during the program.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Steven Bragg, Western CPE

Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.

Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).

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Non-Member Price $169.00

Member Price $147.00