1. Employee Handbook
An employee handbook guides employees on their employer's policies and procedures concerning the important aspects of employment.
Employers of all sizes need a thorough and state-specific employee handbook to ensure compliance with state and federal employment law.

2. Employee Handbook
Employee handbooks contain various employment policies regarding payroll, benefits, harassment, discrimination, dress code, meal, employee’s breaks, time off, and other helpful information.

3. Employee Handbook Employer Information Cell Phone Policy
Background of Employees
Performance Reviews
Number of Employees
Job Abandonment
Company Description
Retirement Gift
Mission Statement
Harassment and Discrimination Complaints
Employment Status and Confidentiality
Company Security
Payroll Information
Benefits Offered
Outside Work and Expense Reports
Prior notice when Taking Leave
Lunch and Breaks
Paid Time Off Offered
Time Rounding
Jury Duty Leave
Dress Code
Voting Leave
Smoking Policy
Your Role

4. Your Assignment
Create an Employee handbook for the company you created in the “Guppy Tank”.
Your hand book must have the following:
Employer Information
Company Description
Mission Statement
Harassment and Discrimination Complaints (sexual harassment)
Company Security (Loss Prevention)
Safety
Employee Acknowledgment Signature page, with a statement of the
importance's of the employee handbook
Student are expected to select three other categories of your choice to add to your
employee handbook
Recommend to teach “Guppy Tank: No Business Too Small STEM Integrated Project” prior to this lesson plan. Students will create a Job Handbook for their company they created in the Guppy Tank lesson plan.

5. Your Assignment
Create an Employee handbook for a company which you shop at:
Your hand book must have the following:
Employer Information
Company Description
Mission Statement
Harassment and Discrimination Complaints (sexual harassment)
Company Security (Loss Prevention)
Safety
Employee Acknowledgment Signature page, with a statement of the
importance's of the employee handbook
Student are expected to select three other categories of your choice to add to your
employee handbook.
This side is the same as above, but is for students who teachers did not teach the “Guppy Tank” lesson plan foo

6. Grading Scale Create an Employee handbook
You handbook must have the following:
Employer Information
Company Description
Mission Statement
Harassment and Discrimination Complaints
(sexual harassment)
5. Company Security (Loss Prevention)
Safety
Three other categories of your choice
Employee Acknowledgment Signature page, with a statement of the importance's of the employee handbook
Grading Scale What you need for an A+
Must have all nine sections covered in employee handbook
(Exception if the group has a couch potato)
Must give details for each sections
Professionally Done
Well Written
No Grammar Errors
Each participant must do their share of work
This side is the same as above, but is for students who teachers did not teach the “Guppy Tank” lesson plan foo
Definition: Couch Potato – a person who spends little or no
time exercising their part in the group project.

7. Procedures Students will be divided into groups of 4-5
Start by brainstorming your project with your group
Select sections that will be in your employee handbook
Decide who will do what section
Research
Organize
Type
Teacher will give you a due date of when rough draft is due
Peer Correction – Each group will evaluate and correct another groups work and give constructive criticism (feedback) for another group
After your peers make corrections the original group will get back together and revaluate and make corrections
Teacher will give final Due Date
Share finished projects with other groups
This side is the same as above, but is for students who teachers did not teach the “Guppy Tank” lesson plan foo
NOTE: NO COUCH POTATOES ALLOWED: Student’s grades will not be docked for another students incompletions of a section. Those students who do not complete their section will be docked on their grade.
*This insures each student to do their part of their work or their grade will reflect it. *This also insures that one student does not have to do extra work and make up work for another student.