HR Procedures, Processes & Systems

Ah, yes, …the dreaded Employee Handbook! OR, is it the invaluable Employee Handbook? The way you look at this is normally a function of your experience with the document. Sadly, all too many companies look at these as a book of rules that usually focus on the word “don’t”. Spirk & Associates has always subscribed to the concept first introduced by Grote entitled Positive Discipline. Building upon that foundation, our approach has expanded the concept to the full range of policies and procedures that subsequently define a Values-driven culture.

• Do your employees understand the need for an HR policy manual?
• Do your employees value having an HR policy manual, or do they view it as a bunch of bureaucratic rules?
• Would your current employee handbook withstand legal scrutiny?
• Are your current policies consistent with and support of your published Values statements?
• Do your current policies and practices support achievement of your operational Mission?
• Are there any of your policies, procedures, or systems that are actually inhibiting movement toward your Company Vision?

Spirk & Associates prides ourselves on having an eye for detail and begin every assignment with an assessment of current manuals, cultural fit, actual practice vs. intent of policies and procedures (…do people actually follow what it written and are sanctions equitably enforced), right down to a critique of the forms that are used by the organization. With an eye toward enhancing clarity, assuring “fair and consistent” application, and a focus on reducing liability through either intent, neglect, or by effect, we want to partner with your business in protecting / enhancing the bottom-line by removing vulnerability, in areas which can easily by overlooked.