HR Toolkit Policies and Procedures Manual

 

WHY?

The policies and procedures within the manual give direction to your management team to effectively manage your people resources.

WHO?

The Policies and Procedures Manual gives in-depth processes for owners, managers, supervisors and lead heads to oversee the daily work of employees.

HOW?

The policies and procedures have been developed as templates. Use the Manual as a framework and add relevant information for your business.
 

Downloading the Landscape Ontario (LO) Policies and Procedures Manual:

If your business currently has a Policies and Procedures Manual:

• Review your current Policies and Procedures Manual.
• Review LO's Policies and Procedures Manual and incorporate what's missing.

If you don’t have a Policies and Procedures Manual:

• LO's Policies and Procedures Manual was designed for you.
• Download and implement the policies and procedures.

 

Organizing the Policies and Procedures Manual

The Policies and Procedures Manual is divided into three parts:
Part I: Legislatively Required Policies and Procedures
Part II: General Organizational Policies and Procedures
Part III: Policies and Procedures for Employee Management
 

Once you have downloaded the relevant policies and procedures, add the following:

 

1. Each of the policies has a number. The first policy in Part I: Legislatively Required Policies and Procedures would start with number Policy 1.1; the first Policy in Part II: General Organizational Policies and Procedures would start with number Policy 2.1; and the first policy for Part III: Policies and Procedures for Employee Management would start with number 3.1.
2. Add a ‘footer’ with your company logo (if desired), date and page numbers. Once the pages are numbered the ‘Table of Contents’ can be updated.
3. Your logo will need to be added to the template forms in the ‘Appendices.’
4. When there is a parenthesis {  }:
   1. Company specific information will need to be added.
   2. Additional information is provided to support implementing the policies and procedure.

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Disclaimer

The Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual does not constitute legal advice nor is it a statement of the law. It does not cover every situation or answer every question about legal requirements as each business is unique.

The policies and procedures have been developed from reviewing government and legislative websites and are current to December 2018.

Whenever there is a significant human resources issue or concern, it is important to contact Employment Standards, the Human Rights Commission or a lawyer for advice.