Employee Handbook Acknowledgment

EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK ACKNOWLEDGMENT Company : [company_name] Employee : [employee_name] Employee ID : [employee_id] Designation : [designation] Handbook version : [handbook_version] I acknowledge and confirm as follows: 1. RECEIPT I have received a copy of the Employee Handbook of [company_name], and have been given access to the policies referred to in it. 2. POLICIES COVERED The handbook includes, among others, the following policies: [policies_covered] It additionally includes the Company's policy under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and I have been informed of the constitution of the Internal Committee and of how a complaint may be made to it. 3. UNDERSTANDING I have read and understood the contents of the handbook. Where anything was unclear, I have had the opportunity to ask questions and have received satisfactory clarification. 4. COMPLIANCE I agree to comply with all policies, rules and codes of conduct set out in the handbook, as amended from time to time. 5. AMENDMENT I understand that the Company may add to, amend or withdraw any policy at its discretion, and that I will be notified of material changes. I agree to comply with policies as amended. 6. NOT A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT I understand that the handbook sets out policies and expectations, and does not by itself constitute a contract of employment or vary the terms of my appointment letter. Where any provision of the handbook conflicts with my appointment letter or with applicable law, the appointment letter or the law shall prevail. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY I understand that the handbook and the policies referred to in it are confidential to the Company, and I shall not disclose them outside the Company. 8. CONSEQUENCES I understand that non-compliance with the policies may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. [employee_name] Signature: ______________________ Date: [acknowledgment_date] FOR OFFICE USE Received by HR on ______________ Signature: ______________________ Name: ______________________ NOTE FOR THE EMPLOYER: Retain the signed acknowledgment in the employee's personnel file. In a disciplinary proceeding, the question of whether the employee was actually aware of the policy relied upon is routinely raised, and a signed acknowledgment is the simplest answer to it. Re-take acknowledgments whenever the handbook is materially revised.