Housekeeping
Policies incorporated by reference
Pulls the handbook and other policies into your contract, and often allows the company to change them later without renegotiating with you.
Where to find it
Near the end of the employment agreement, in the general or miscellaneous provisions.
Search your document for: policies as amended from time to time handbook incorporated
Which version do you have?
Wording paraphrased for teaching. Yours will differ; the shape is what matters.
Needs a question
“Employee agrees to comply with all Company policies, as amended from time to time.”
Your obligations can change after you sign. A permissive outside-employment policy today can be tightened next year, and you are bound by the new version.
Ask this before you sign
- Where is the current handbook, and how are changes communicated?
- Has the outside-employment policy changed recently?
What this clause means when you hold two roles
Reading the clause is one thing; knowing how it interacts with a second employer's agreement, where it sits in the self-audit, and what to do when two contracts disagree is the part that takes the work. That analysis, the agreement-review worksheet and the searchable library live in the course.
More in Housekeeping
- Company property and acceptable useGoverns what you may do with company devices, accounts and networks, and usually states that they may be monitored and must be returned.
- Notice period and garden leaveSets how much notice each side must give, and whether the company can require you to stay away while still employed.
Generic wording written for teaching, not copied from any real agreement. Employment law varies by country and state. This is not legal advice — see the disclaimer.