Empower Your Team With an Employee Handbook Software
Improve: Features not targeted to employee handbooks. An employee handbook offers crucial guidance for your team and supports the onboarding of new talent. Typemill, a lightweight and open-source CMS, enables you to effortlessly write, structure, and publish your customized employee handbook as both a website and a PDF book. Download the Handbook Bundle and create your comprehensive handbook in minutes.
A Toolset for Engaging Employee Handbooks
Create engaging employee handbooks with a lightweight authoring tool. Use Markdown, easily structure your pages, and publish your knowlegde base as both a website and a PDF. Typemill provides a rich tool set to create employee handbooks with ease.
Our visual block editor offers an intuitive writing experience for your employee handbook and produces portable Markdown files. For more complex HTML structures, activate the HTML Plugin with a MAKER license.
Organize your employee handbook with pages and folders. Use drag-and-drop functionality to create hierarchies and track the status of each page using a simple color scheme.
Activate the ➔ ebook-Plugin for free to produce professional PDF or ePUB publications from your employee handbook.
Activate the ➔ bettersearch-plugin with a MAKER-license and add a full text search with filtering-options to your seo website.
Activate the ➔ bettersearch-plugin with a MAKER license to add full-text search with advanced filtering options.
Activate the ➔ revisions-plugin with a BUSINESS license to track and restore previous versions of any page with one click.
Activate the ➔ embed-plugin and integrate media from YouTube, Google Maps, SoundCloud, or Vimeo.
Activate the ➔ analytics-plugin to gain insights into your employees' interests. It supports Matomo, Google Analytics, and Fathom, with additional options available upon request.
Individual Brand Design
Create a comprehensive and detailed employee handbook without compromise. Utilize the flexible design options of the standard theme, or develop your own custom theme and PDF layout with complete freedom.
- Flexible layout options
- Save layouts as readymades
- Develop your own website-layout
- Develop your own handbook-layout
Great Author Experience
Typemill provides a superb authoring experience with an easy and intuitive interface for administrators and authors alike. Create a content structure quickly using interactive navigation and drag-and-drop functionality, similar to an employee handbook builder, and write content effortlessly with either a visual markdown editor (WYSIWYG) or pure markdown syntax.
- Great author experience
- Drag & Drop navigation
- Useful editor roles
- Flexible access rights
- Easy admin interface
Own Your Handbook
Own your employee handbook with tools like the SHRM Employee Handbook Builder and avoid vendor lock-in or limitations of SaaS providers. Typemill, as a self-hosted solution, generates simple Markdown files, granting you full control over your content and the flexibility to customize and scale according to your needs.
- Own your content (files)
- Own your code (self-hosted)
- Code your own plugins
- Code your own web-themes
- Code your own pdf-layouts
Guidance for Crafting an Employee Handbook
An employee handbook is a powerful resource that promotes clarity, consistency, and alignment within an organization. Explore the key reasons why it’s indispensable, the benefits it brings, and how to create one that truly supports your team and business goals.
Why an Employee Handbook is Important
An employee handbook is a vital document that outlines a company’s policies, procedures, and expectations for its employees. It serves as a guide for employees to understand their roles, responsibilities, and the company’s culture. A well-written employee handbook can help to prevent misunderstandings, reduce conflicts, and ensure compliance with state and federal laws. It also provides a framework for employees to understand the company’s values, mission, and vision.
Having an employee handbook is important for several reasons:
- It helps to establish a positive and productive work environment
- It provides a clear understanding of the company’s policies and procedures
- It ensures compliance with state and federal laws
- It helps to prevent misunderstandings and conflicts
- It provides a framework for employees to understand the company’s values, mission, and vision
Benefits of an Employee Handbook
An employee handbook can provide numerous benefits to a company, including:
- Improved communication and understanding among employees
- Increased productivity and efficiency
- Reduced conflicts and misunderstandings
- Improved compliance with state and federal laws
- Enhanced company culture and values
- Better employee engagement and retention
A comprehensive employee handbook can also help to:
- Provide a clear understanding of the company’s policies and procedures
- Establish a positive and productive work environment
- Ensure compliance with state and federal laws
- Provide a framework for employees to understand the company’s values, mission, and vision
Creating an Effective Employee Handbook
Creating an effective employee handbook requires careful planning and consideration. Here are some tips to help you create a comprehensive and effective employee handbook:
- Define the purpose and scope of the handbook
- Identify the target audience and stakeholders
- Determine the content and structure of the handbook
- Use clear and concise language
- Include relevant policies and procedures
- Ensure compliance with state and federal laws
- Review and update the handbook regularly
A customizable employee handbook template can be a useful tool in creating an effective employee handbook. It can provide a framework for you to create a comprehensive and compliant employee handbook that meets the specific needs of your company.
Ensuring Compliance and Accuracy
Ensuring compliance and accuracy is crucial when creating an employee handbook. Here are some tips to help you ensure compliance and accuracy:
- Review and update the handbook regularly
- Ensure compliance with state and federal laws
- Use clear and concise language
- Include relevant policies and procedures
- Provide a framework for employees to understand the company’s values, mission, and vision
- Use a handbook builder or a comprehensive employee handbook template to ensure compliance and accuracy
A state and federal laws compliance guide can be a useful resource in ensuring compliance and accuracy. It can provide guidance on the specific laws and regulations that apply to your company and help you to create a compliant employee handbook.
Grow With Us
The employee handbook bundle includes free and premium plugins. You can test all premium plugins under the domain "localhost" or sub-domain "typemilltest.". With a license, you get access to all plugins and services published under the license you choose. We release new plugins and features every month. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay in the loop.
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Get Inspired
Not sure how to start? Get inspired by companies that have published their employee handbooks as public websites. This transparent approach attracts new talent in a competitive market. Check out the exceptional employee handbooks from companies like Thomann, BaseCamp, or the Playbook of Remote Work from Toptal.
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