Company Employee Handbooks in Malaysia

Customarily, new employees receive handbooks when they first report to work. In some cases, handbooks that have been revised and updated are handed to new and old workers in a company. The purpose of company employee handbooks is to:

1. Educate employees.
   As the name suggests, a company employee handbook is designed for employees to read and be aware of its policies, rights, and obligations as workers, benefits, rules, and regulation. In some companies, an employee handbook is referred to as ’employee manual’ – serve as a guidance and reference material for workers.
2. Helps employees to understand their role.
   Aside from having training and orientations, an employee handbook further clarifies their duties and responsibilities. A handbook prepares employees for their new job, day-to-day function, what is expected of them and how to fit in the overall organisation. It is vital to help your employees realise their full potential – this way, and it will increase their confidence in executing their work and maximising productivity at the workplace.
3. Protects both employee and employer.
   For employees, a handbook provides them with an array of information that includes their aspects of employees’ rights, where to file a complaint or report, and how procedures occur if something untoward happens. The use of handbooks standardises uniformity across all levels of management, deters favouritism and discrimination from happening. As for an employer, a handbook becomes substantial evidence against wrongful claims by an employee. Using employee handbook, employers can show that they have demonstrated reasonable care towards employees in the company.