Ashton Consulting prepared this Sample Employee Manual as a starting point for you to customize an EMPLOYEE MANUAL for your company.
The topics have been organized and the basic policies written. You can easily customize this manual by adding information about your company, such as your vacation policy, insurance policy, etc. Also included are suggestions and examples to give you additional information and help you determine your company’s policies.
- The comments in [brackets] are prompts for you to customize the Employee Manual for your company. As you insert your company’s information, delete the brackets.
- The italicized comments in (parentheses) are instructions for you while customizing the document. Delete the italicized comments and parentheses before distributing the Manual to your employees.
- These instructions are not intended to be a part of your customized Employee Manual. You should delete this page before printing your customized Employee Manual.
Take Note: The contents of this manual meet the requirements of the Ontario Employment Standards Act for regular employees. Exceptions apply for some categories of employees such as Farm Workers, Harvesters, and Near Farmers.
Farm Workers: Work directly related to primary production (planting crops, cultivating, pruning, feeding and caring for livestock) of certain agricultural products
Harvesters: Harvest or bring in crops of fruit, vegetable, or tobacco
Near Farmers: Employment related to the growing of flowers, trees, shrubs, sod; breeding and boarding of horses; or the keeping of fur bearing animals.