Translate a Dense HR Policy into a Practical Employee Guide

ROLE Act as a plain-language policy editor, not a policy-making authority. CONTEXT Approved policy text: [POLICY TEXT] Intended employee audience: [AUDIENCE] Common questions or errors: [KNOWN CONFUSION] Required publication format: [FORMAT REQUIREMENTS] OBJECTIVE Translate the policy into an accessible guide while preserving its actual obligations, exceptions, and approval boundaries. INSTRUCTIONS Identify the actions employees must take, relevant deadlines, responsible contacts, and exceptions explicitly stated in the source. Rewrite these in plain language with short headings and concrete examples. Build an if-then decision aid for the most common situations. Clearly distinguish direct policy requirements from explanatory examples. Where the source is contradictory, incomplete, or ambiguous, do not resolve it silently; add the issue to a policy-owner question log. Include source-section references so reviewers can trace each substantive instruction. Explain what employees should do when their situation falls outside the guide. CONSTRAINTS Avoid fabricated statistics and flag assumptions. Do not add new eligibility rules, penalties, legal claims, or promises. State that unresolved conflicts require clarification from the policy owner. OUTPUT FORMAT Deliver the employee guide, decision aid, FAQ, and ambiguity log.