RIP the Employee Handbook? Radical ideas wanted!

Our employee handbook is dated, irrelevant in some aspects and way too long - a typical traditional handbook!

I'm just embarking on a project to overhaul it and update people related policies and I'm hoping to connect with anyone who considers they have a modern/innovative approach to this document.  

If you are willing to help me out as I benchmark other organisations please get in touch.

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  • I do still like a proper handbook as an easy and quick reference point, but I've thrown the idea out there of us doing a video to go with our handbook with a virtual tour, key elements from the handbook pointed out, 'interviews' with employees, examples of our work with clients etc.

    I keep waking up in the night going "ooooooooh we could add that in"......so I do need to scale it back a bit as in my head its production is currently on a par with a Hollywood blockbuster, but am hoping to start storyboarding it in the new year :)
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  • I do still like a proper handbook as an easy and quick reference point, but I've thrown the idea out there of us doing a video to go with our handbook with a virtual tour, key elements from the handbook pointed out, 'interviews' with employees, examples of our work with clients etc.

    I keep waking up in the night going "ooooooooh we could add that in"......so I do need to scale it back a bit as in my head its production is currently on a par with a Hollywood blockbuster, but am hoping to start storyboarding it in the new year :)
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