1. Draft a two-paragraph statement explaining your policy for use in your employee handbook.

• Ease recordkeeping
• Be easily explainable to employees
• Represent fairness as defined by the student

2. Draft a two-paragraph statement explaining the policy and procedure employees would use when requesting the use of their paid vacation time, which would also be used in the handbook.

• The amount of notice to be given
• To whom the notice should be given
• Whether the notice should be given in writing or orally
• How records of the time-off requests, as well as the granting or denial of the request, are recorded

3. Draft a procedures summary that details how your operation will document granting employee vacation time requests in a manner designed to minimize any charges of bias or unfairness by your employees.