Pet Sitting Employee Handbook (54-Page Handbook)

 

$295

You’ve asked for an employee handbook and I’ve listened!

I get it. You are a busy pet sitting business owner and haven’t had the time to create an employee handbook. Perhaps you’ve recently converted your ICs to employees. Perhaps you’ve needed a handbook for a very long time and it has gone to the bottom of your to do list because it’s such an ordeal to create one from scratch. Whatever the reason, you just know you need one.

Creating an employee handbook from scratch is a BEAST to create. I get it. (This one was a beast to create!)

Our handbook is the perfect ready-made template to insert your own business, city and state information and to offer it to your employees.

Unlike most employee handbooks, this one is geared specifically for pet sitters and dog walkers. It was created by a pet sitter and reviewed by an HR team and a lawyer.

Because each city and state differs in terms of employment law we recommend that with the purchase of any employee handbook or legal document that you have a local lawyer review it to see if there’s anything that your city or state might require.

This employee handbook contains 54 pages of policies and procedures as well as a lot of necessary information to help your employees do their job in the best possible way and with the least hassle for you. And it comes in Word doc format so it’s fully customizable. You can edit it to your heart’s content (though we predict you’ll be very happy with how thorough this handbook is!)

Here is the Table of Contents:

Contents


INTRODUCTION 5
  Welcome to Our Company! 5
  Handbook Purpose 5
EMPLOYMENT 7
  Equal Employment 7
  Background Checks 8
  At-Will Notice 8
  Anniversary Date 8
  Immigration Law Compliance 8
  Introductory Period 9
  Employment Classifications 10
  Personnel Records 10
  Employee References 11
  Job Vacancies 11
  Job Postings 11
  Transfers 12
  Employment of Relatives 12
  Seniority 12
CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOR 13
  General Guidelines 13
  Anti-Harassment 16
  Anti-Bullying 17
  Complaint Procedure 19
  Corrective Action 19
COMPENSATION 21
  Pay Periods 21
  Pay Adjustments 21
  Overtime 22
  Performance Evaluation 22
  Promotions 23
  Demotion 23
  Work Assignments 23
  Advances and Loans 23
BENEFITS 24
  Holidays 24
  Military Leave 24
  <Your State> Paid Leave Law 24
  Jury Service Leave 25
  Witness Leave 26
  Voting Leave 26
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SECURITY 27
  Non-Smoking 27
  Drug and Alcohol 27
  Safety 28
  Workers’ Compensation 29
  Workplace Violence and Security 29
WORKPLACE GUIDELINES 31
  Hours of Work 31
  Lactation Breaks 31
  Attendance/ Tardiness 31
  Personal Appearance 33
  Confidentiality 33
  Conflict of Interest 34
  Outside Activities 35
  Reporting Irregularities 35
  Inspections/ Searches 36
  Electronic Assets Usage 36
  Social Media 38
  Company Phone Usage 42
  Personal Property 42
  Client Location-Related Procedures 43
  Initial Consultations 43
  Pet Care Visits 43
  Do's and Don'ts of the Pet Sitting / Dog Walking Visit 47
  Emergency Procedures 50
EMPLOYMENT SEPARATION 51
  Resignation 51
  Termination 51
  Personal Possessions & Return of Company Property 51
MISCELLANEOUS 52
  Inclement Weather 52
  Automobile Accident 53
  Parking 53
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 54

Order the Pet Sitting Employee Handbook and you can take ‘Create Employee Handbook’ off your to-do list!