You will receive an email notification whenever your handbook requires updates, unless you have disabled handbook update notifications in your email settings. Additionally, a task will be added to your Task List to ensure you don’t miss any required changes.
Viewing Handbook Policy Updates in VirgilHR
If you have chosen to manually update your handbook, you can also view required updates directly in the portal.
- Hover over the left navigation menu and click the Handbook tab to access the Handbook Builder page.
📌 The Handbook tab will display a red notification mark if policy updates require your attention. This indicates that one or more handbooks have pending updates that need to be reviewed or managed.
- Locate the completed handbook you want to manage and click the View button in the top-right corner of the handbook card.
- On the Handbook Detail page, click the Update button to open the list of suggested policy updates.
- Switch between the General Policies and State Addendum tabs to view updates for each category.
Next Steps: Updating Your Handbook Manually
- For more details on how to apply required updates to your handbook manually, follow the steps in How Do I Update a Handbook Manually?
Troubleshooting & Additional Help
- Want any upcoming updates to apply automatically to your handbook(s)? For more details, see How Do I Get My Handbooks Updated and Delivered to My Email Automatically?
- Not receiving handbook update emails? Ensure that handbook update notifications are enabled in your email notification settings. For more details, see How Do I Customize Email Notifications?.