Required: Read 2013-14 Staff Handbook and Sign Read Receipt

This message was emailed to staff this morning and is being repeated here. 

The Heartland AEA staff handbook has been updated as of July 1, 2013 and is now available for all staff to read and become familiar with. All previous versions of the staff handbook should be discarded or archived. The handbook also contains a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Notice for staff to read. 

Click here to download the staff handbook. 

You are required to complete a web-based receipt form that confirms you’ve received an updated version of the staff handbook and privacy notice. Once you’ve located the staff handbook, click here for the receipt form for the handbook and HIPAA notice. When you click on the link to the web form, you will need to enter the username and password that you use to login to the Employee Dashboard. You will then be prompted to complete the receipt form. If you don’t fill out the form in a timely manner, you will receive a friendly e-mail reminder to do so. 

Note that the handbook is in PDF form and contains bookmarks that allow you to navigate through the chapters and headings. By clicking on an entry title, you'll be taken directly to that entry. You can also click on the triangles next to the bookmarks to expand the view to include subtopics of that chapter. The PDF is indexed, which means that you will be able to quickly conduct keyword searches to find what you are looking for. The PDF can be viewed in Mac Preview or Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader will provide additional features such as the ability to highlight and keep comment notes in the document should you choose to save it locally to your computer. 

For future reference, the Staff Handbook is located on the Intranet tab on the Employee Dashboard. Look under Human Resources and click on the “Agency Information and Policies” link.