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Employee Handbook Builder

Generate a full Employee Handbook for your service in CLA voice, customised to your service identity, values, and non-negotiables. Capture what the team stands for, what you will never compromise on, and the practical guidelines that hold the service together. Customisable in your brand colour, logo, and tone of voice. Prints as a high quality PDF booklet.

Your service

The basics. This sits on the cover and shapes how the handbook reads.

A couple of honest sentences. Used in the foreword.
If your service has a documented philosophy or statement of practice, paste the heart of it here. Used in the About section.

Welcome from

Who is signing the welcome message? This person is named on the foreword.

Your core values

Add 3 to 5 values. For each, write a "We..." statement (not a single word like "respect"), 2 to 5 must-have behaviours, and 2 to 5 cannot-have behaviours. These are the heart of how the team works together.

Your non-negotiables

The 3 to 7 things this service will never compromise on. These are the lines that, if crossed, end the conversation. Think child safety, professional conduct, how educators treat each other. Each one gets a short statement and a sentence on why it matters.

The practical guidelines

The daily expectations educators need on day one. Keep these short. The handbook expands them into proper sections.

Key contacts

The people educators need to be able to reach. These go on the contacts page at the back of the handbook.

Sections to include

Tick the sections you want in this version of the handbook. We have included sensible defaults. Each section is drafted in CLA voice with placeholders you can edit before printing.

Tone of voice

Choose how the handbook reads. The AI matches this tone across every section without changing the structure.

"Warm and human" is the CLA default and matches how the Ironbark example reads.

Your brand and logo

Optional. Upload your service logo and pick a brand colour so the handbook reflects your identity. The colour drives the cover gradient, section headings, and accents.

A deep, brand-appropriate colour reads best on the cover. Avoid very light colours.
Sits on the cover and contacts page. PNG with transparent background works best.
A single line that sits under the title on the cover. Leave blank for the AI to write one from your purpose.

Drafting your Employee Handbook in CLA voice. This takes about 40 seconds because the handbook is comprehensive.