A new posting by Rush Nigut adds to observations he posted on the perils of taking another person's employee handbook and using it as your own. Rush links to comments from Brett Trout about going to the Internet, finding a contract, and using it as your own. Trout's comments were originally posted at IowaBiz. The bottom line is that it is dangerous to take an employee handbook or contract written for another party and use it as your own. Another's employee handbook or contract may provide a valuable template and checklist, but your employee handbook or contract needs to be customized for your situation and needs. Remember, if there are ambiguities or uncertainties in the contract. they will be interpreted against the author.
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