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Note to users

This document is an example of a comprehensive employee handbook for a small voluntary or non-profit organization operating in Canada. While certain assumptions have been made in the creation of this handbook, it is up to users to adapt, modify and customize the document to suit the particular needs of their organization while ensuring compliance with provincial or territorial employment standards and legislation.

The HR Council would like to acknowledge the contribution of the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council for providing their Employee Handbook as the model from which this sample document was created.

The content of this sample employee handbook is provided for information purposes only. No legal liability or other responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of the HR Council for any errors, omissions, or statements made within this document. The HR Council accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of reliance on such information.

CONTENTS

Introduction 4

Statement of Philosophy 4

Who we are 5

Vision 5

Mission 5

Scope 5

Employment 5

Employment Equity 5

Recruitment and Selection 5

Nepotism 5

Orientation 6

Employee Classifications 6

Employee duties 6

Personnel File 6

Probation 6

Annual Salary 7

Performance Appraisals 7

Professionalism 7

Discipline 7

Hours of Work 7

Statutory Holidays 8

Overtime 8

Departure 9

Termination for Cause 9

Termination without Cause 9...