Effective employee handbooks should and can be a valuable employee communication tool, which outlines HR policies and practices as well as a company’s culture. Well-written and up to date employee handbooks combined with proactive Human Resources management can help to avoid or reduce claims and litigation costs through the fair and consistent administration of HR policies. With all of the recent changes in employment law and with new technologies that need to be addressed in the workplace, it is critical that your employee handbook be written to meet the following criteria: