The start of a new year is a great time to review and reinforce your business practices and policies with staff.
Whether you have a list of company rules, code of conduct, code of ethics or employee handbook it is important to review, update and reissue these documents annually. When making changes, be sure to:
- Refer to the employment laws and make sure your documents are legal and up to date with the current best practices;
- Address any issues that may have come up in the last 12 months regarding conduct at your workplace.
Some newsworthy issues from 2014 include:
- Social media use
- Use of company equipment
- Sexual harassment
- Workplace violence and harassment
- Mental health
- Accommodation of workers, and
- Medical marijuana
