How to A Tight Code of Conduct for your Employee Handbook.

Employee Code of Conduct

Writing A Tight Code of Conduct for your Employee Handbook

Tips and considerations when writing your company's Employee Code of Conduct.

The practical purpose of a Company Code of Conduct is to offer specific examples of behavior that are unacceptable in the workplace. It can be used within an employee handbook, or as a stand alone employee agreement when a company is operating without an official employee handbook.

Quite frankly, because the Code of Conduct section is one of the "crown jewels" of the employee handbooks we produce, we simply cannot offer the list in its entirety to you for free.  But here's a sample... 

Sample Content for Code of Conduct

1. Conduct that is likely to cause another employee, customer or vendor of the Company embarrassment, loss of dignity, feelings of intimidation, or loss of opportunity, including all forms of discrimination and harassment.

2. Engaging in unauthorized employment elsewhere while on paid benefits related to illness, or while on an leave of absence.

3. Excessive absenteeism or unacceptable patterns of absenteeism.

4. Repeatedly failing to use timekeeping methods as directed.

5. Committing any act, on or off the Company’s premises, which threatens or is potentially threatening to the reputation of the Company or any of its employees, customers, or vendors.

 

Suggested Footer:  "All decisions regarding disciplinary action will be at the sole discretion of the company.  While discipline for standard violations will follow a progressive disciplinary procedure, the Company reserves the right to implement discipline in accordance with the grievousness of the violation.  Violations of these or any other Company policies may subject you to disciplinary action, up to and including immediate termination."

 

Our Employee Handbook Template contains the following points:

 

• Code of Ethics

• Performance/Job Requirements and Evaluations

• Discipline/Termination

• Conflicts of Interest

• Confidential and Proprietary Information

• Use of Company or Customer Property

• Use of Electronic Equipment and Resources (including misuse of computers, cell phones, codes, and passwords.)

• Solicitation and Distribution of Literature

• Relationships with Customers

• Relationships with other Employees

• Relationships with Competitors

• Theft, fraud, embezzlement and other acts of dishonesty

• Harassment

• Reporting false or misleading information; falsifying Company documents or records

• Soliciting or accepting kickbacks/gifts

• Alcohol or any illegal substances

• Engaging in illegal conduct

• Insubordination

• Disrupting the work environment

• Excessive absenteeism or unacceptable patterns of absenteeism

• Timekeeping

• Using Company and customers property/supplies/vehicles.

• Misuse of computers, codes, and passwords

• Mishandling accounts

• Improper discriminatory practices

• Refusing to repay documented overpayment of any compensation

• Possessing firearms or weapons/ threatening employees, customers, or vendors

• Behavior threatening to the reputation of the Company

• Leaving early without approval

• Working overtime without approval

• Job performance

 

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Links to all articles on this topic....

 

	Absenteeism
	Writing Time-Off Policies
	Employee Code of conduct
	Company Sexual Harassment Policy
	Test your staff on how well they know your Company Absenteeism Policy
	Don't reinvent the wheel; start with an HRIT employee handbook template

 

Other Topics ...   Employee Discipline & Correction Action   Setting Job Standards and Managing To Them

 

 

 

 

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