Employee Training Handbook: Sessions for Irish Employers

Most Irish employers already have a staff handbook. Far fewer can say every manager applies it the same way. That gap is usually where grievances begin.

An employee training handbook session from The HR Company takes the policies sitting inside your own handbook and teaches them to the people expected to follow them. Directors, managers and staff all attend. Sessions run remotely or on site, and cover leave, sick pay, grievances, discipline and dignity at work.

What Is an Employee Training Handbook?

An employee training handbook is your staff handbook used as a teaching document rather than a filing document. It sets out company policies, workplace conduct rules, leave entitlements and disciplinary procedures, then gets taught directly to employees and managers.

Issuing a handbook and training on one are separate jobs. A signed receipt shows a document was handed over. It does not show anyone read it, or that two managers would handle the same grievance the same way. Training closes that distance.

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What Your Employee Handbook Training Covers

Each session works through the policies your staff meet most often. Advisors explain what a policy says, what it means on an ordinary working day, and where managers most often slip. Attendees ask questions throughout, and answers are given against your own handbook wording rather than a generic template.

What our customers say:

The staff handbook training conducted by The Hr Company was excellent. The training delivered to our employees was clear, concise, and easy to understand. Their advisors highlighted and explained the key Company HR policies and procedures outlined in our staff handbook and answered all questions asked. HST recognises the importance of the communication and understanding of our HR policies to provide clarity and best practise guidelines for our employees, The Hr Company’s excellent training presentation supported our company in achieving this important objective.’

Susan Dael, Head of People and Culture for HST
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“The training sessions have always been an enjoyable experience highly appreciated by all our staff. The content is very comprehensive and adequate to the matter on hands, with engaging and very knowledgeable speakers. The sessions are not just a repetition of legal content, but bespoken sessions with real case examples fully related to our day-a-day activities.”

Miguel Alfonso, General Manager, M50 Concessions Ltd

“We really enjoyed the training designed and delivered by The HR Company.  It was exactly what we asked for and they were very knowledgeable, able to explain everything very well and answer all of our questions. It was a great training session.”

Nadia Kahan, HR Advisor, Always Developing People

“We want to express our gratitude to The HR Company for their outstanding HR support. Maggie and her team have been incredibly helpful and approachable, promptly addressing all our HR queries. The personal HR training session was invaluable, offering face-to-face advice tailored to our needs. The HR Company also keeps us updated on new legislations, ensuring our compliance. We highly recommend their services for their expertise, dedication, and personalized approach.”

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What Your Handbook Should Cover Before Training

Training lands better when the handbook itself is complete. These are the sections Irish employers are usually asked about, and the ones attendees raise first.

  • Terms and conditions of employment: Pay, working hours, notice periods and probation.

  • Workplace conduct: Behaviour standards, dress code, and acceptable social media use.

  • Leave entitlements: Annual leave, public holidays, statutory sick pay, force majeure and parental leave.

  • Confidentiality and data protection: How personal data is handled and stored under GDPR.

  • Grievance and disciplinary procedures: How a complaint is raised, investigated and decided.

  • Dignity at work: Bullying, harassment and sexual harassment policy.

  • Performance management: Reviews, targets and performance plans.

  • Whistleblowing: How protected disclosures are received and handled.

If your handbook has gaps, The HR Company also produces bespoke HR documentation, so those sections can be written before staff are trained on them.

How Are the Sessions Delivered?

Sessions are built around your handbook, not a stock deck. You choose the format, the audience and the group size.

  • Remote or virtual delivery: Run online for teams across several sites or working from home.
  • In person and on site: Delivered at your premises, useful for shift teams and non-desk staff.
  • Built from your own document: Advisors work from your handbook wording, policy by policy.
  • Open question format: attendees raise real situations and get answers during the session.
  • Group sizes to suit you: Tell us attendee numbers on enquiry and the session is scaled to fit.

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Who Is This Training For?

Handbook policies reach different people in different ways. A director signs them off, a manager applies them, and staff live under them. Sessions are pitched for all three.

Company Directors

Directors carry final responsibility for policy. Training shows how procedures work in practice, so decisions made at board level match what happens on the floor.

Managers at All Levels

Managers apply the handbook daily, often under pressure. Sessions cover how to handle grievances, absence and conduct issues consistently, and when to escalate for HR advice.

Employees at All Levels

Staff who understand the handbook raise fewer disputes and use the right procedure first time. Training explains entitlements, conduct rules and how to bring a concern forward.

Book Employee Handbook Training for Your Team

Tell us your handbook topics, attendee numbers and preferred format, and an advisor will come back with a training plan. Sessions can be booked for a single management group or rolled out across your whole workforce. Use the enquiry form on this page, or call to speak with a member of the training team.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It is a staff handbook used as a training document. Rather than filing it away after induction, employers use it to teach policies on leave, conduct, grievances and discipline directly to managers and employees.

Irish employers must give employees written terms of employment and written disciplinary and grievance procedures. A handbook is the usual way to hold these together, alongside company policies that sit outside statutory minimums.

Sessions are delivered against your own handbook wording. Advisors work through your policies as written, so attendees learn what your company requires rather than a generic version of a policy.

Yes. Sessions run remotely or in person at your premises. Remote delivery suits teams spread across sites or working from home, while on site sessions work well for shift and non desk staff.

Company directors, managers at every level and employees at every level. Many employers run one session for managers on applying procedures, then a second for wider staff on entitlements and conduct.

Yes. Managing grievances and disciplinary rules and procedures are both covered, alongside dignity at work, whistleblowing, managing leave, statutory sick pay, social media and performance management.