Should Personnel Policies Be Written?

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Even though employers are not required to put personnel policies in writing, written personnel policies will assure more consistent treatment of all employees.

What are the keys to knowing when personnel policies don't need to be written down? If there are no internal conflicts over policy application, if you have no new supervisors or managers, if there haven't been any recent management changes or reorganizations, and if the company is very small and stable, personnel policies may not need to be written down. But, while written policies don't shield an employer from all legal problems, doing so is a good idea for a number of reasons.

Unwritten personnel policies may lead to misunderstandings and poor morale, as well as charges of favoritism or discrimination when one manager treats her employees differently than another manager.

Written personnel policies also cut down on the number of redundant questions. It's a waste of both the manager's and the human resources professional’s time for employees to continue calling HR to find out the vacation policy when it can easily be written down.

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