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EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK SERVICES

Clear policies create stronger workplaces.

Ghost Light Works helps performing arts organizations develop employee handbooks and workplace frameworks that support transparency, accountability, and organizational sustainability. Because arts organizations operate within unique structures—project-based employment, seasonal schedules, union environments, freelance labor, and collaborative creative teams—standard HR templates often fall short.

Our handbook services are designed specifically for the realities of the performing arts field.

A Note on Legal Review

Ghost Light Works provides organizational and policy consulting, not legal counsel. Final handbook review by employment counsel is strongly recommended to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations.

Employee Handbook Review & Audit
$0.00

For organizations with an existing handbook, this engagement provides a comprehensive review of current policies, identifies gaps or outdated practices, and offers clear recommendations for improvement.

This service is ideal for organizations navigating leadership transitions, post-pandemic policy updates, or workplace culture concerns.

Includes:

  • Review of current handbook and HR documents

  • Identification of missing or outdated policies

  • Assessment of policy inconsistencies and organizational risks

  • Leadership consultation

  • Prioritized recommendations for revision

Priced on a sliding scale beginning at $2000.

Employee Handbook Revision & Modernization
$0.00

This engagement updates and restructures an existing handbook to reflect current workplace needs, organizational growth, and best practices for arts workplaces.

Policies are revised with attention to both compliance and the practical realities of managing creative teams and production-based environments.

Includes:

  • Full handbook review

  • Revision of existing policies

  • Development of missing sections

  • Leadership feedback sessions

  • Implementation guidance for rollout

Priced on a sliding scale beginning at $4500.

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Employee Handbook Creation
$0.00

For organizations building HR infrastructure for the first time, this service creates a fully customized employee handbook and foundational workplace policy framework from the ground up.

This engagement is especially valuable for growing organizations, small and mid-sized nonprofits, and institutions formalizing internal systems for staff and artists.

Includes:

  • Discovery meetings with leadership

  • Policy planning and organizational assessment

  • Customized handbook development

  • Leadership review and revisions

  • Onboarding and implementation recommendations

Priced on a sliding scale beginning at $6000.