ou are the director of human resources of a new corporation that manufactures air conditioners. The board of directors has asked you to prepare an employee manual that includes several policies for the company's employees, including engineers, lawyers, salespersons, marketing personnel, finance workers, and so on. The project's name is Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual and begins in Unit 1 and continues through all units, culminating in Unit 5.

In Part 1 of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, your team will start the research necessary for the employee manual. You will begin with drafting your company's Separation of Employment and Noncompete Policies.

Your company's Separation of Employment and Noncompete Policies must include details for the following topics:

• Noncompete restrictions
  • Please discuss which instances employees would be subject to noncompete agreements.
• The policy and procedure for the employee's separation by voluntary resignation
  • Please make sure that you discuss sick leave, vacation leave, and the necessary notice that the employer requires.
• The policy and procedure for the employee's separation by termination
• The policy and procedure for the employee's separation by retirement
• The policy and procedure for the employee's separation by disability
• The policy and procedure for the employee's separation by death
• The policy and procedure for the employee's workforce reduction
  • Please make sure that you discuss the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.
• The policy and procedure for rehire, re-instatement, and re-employment