Employee Handbooks 2025: Survey Report

Introduction

Employee handbooks are an important tool that employers can use to inform employees of company policies. They are a vehicle with which employers can disseminate information about both expectations for employee conduct and rights an employee has under the law. However, handbooks might become out of sync with legal requirements if employers do not have structured processes to update and maintain them.

In this survey report, we address the procedures used to both create and maintain employee handbooks. We report on the common challenges HR professionals face in their efforts to maintain employee handbooks and protect their companies from the risk of a handbook falling out of legal compliance.