One of the things we have been working on because of our staff expansion is an internal employee handbook. As we grow, it is important that everyone have common understandings of the expectations of working here.<\/p>\n
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My plan was to launch the employee handbook tomorrow until one of my team members reminded me that it was April Fools Day. So, we\u2019ll wait until Wednesday (LOL).<\/p>\n
You may have an employee handbook or may need one at some point. While ours has the requisite sections on topics like conflict of interest and sexual harrassment, I thought that I\u2019d share some of the more atypical excerpts from ours.<\/p>\n
Under the \u201cSocial Responsibility\u201d section\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen purchasing items, employees are asked to give preference to items that are not tested on animals or made from animal products. For example, when purchasing a chair, an employee should purchase a chair with fabric material rather than leather.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Under the \u201cCost Containment\u201d section\u2026<\/p>\n Under the \u201cProtection of Financial Assets\u201d section, we have a blurb about how to avoid phishing schemes.<\/p>\n Under the \u201cProfanity-Free Workplace\u201d section\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cNext Level Purchasing, Inc. strives to provide its employees with a pleasant, professional environment free of language that some may consider to be offensive. Because of the unpredictable nature of radio broadcasts and the occasionally coarse language used on such broadcasts, the use of radios in the office is prohibited. Employees should refrain from using profanity at all times in the workplace. This includes words that may be considered minor curses and words uttered to oneself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n In my research, I also found several pleas for businesses to incorporate language prohibiting texting and cell phone usage without a hands-free device while driving, so verbiage on that topic is in there, too.<\/p>\n I hope that this insight helps you if you\u2019re ever in a position to create an employee handbook for your purchasing department or company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the things we have been working on because […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"\n\n