Policy Change Memo

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A memo announcing a policy change

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Memo

TO

[All employees / Department name]

FROM

[Name], [Title]

DATE

[Month DD, YYYY]

SUBJECT

Change to [policy name], effective [Month DD, YYYY]

Effective date: [Month DD, YYYY]

Summary

[One or two sentences stating what is changing and why.]

What is changing

Area

Current policy

New policy

[Area]

[Current rule]

[New rule]

[Area]

[Current rule]

[New rule]

[Area]

[Current rule]

[New rule]

Who is affected

[Groups, locations, or roles covered by the change, and any exceptions.]

What you need to do

  1. [Action] by [Month DD, YYYY]
  2. [Action] by [Month DD, YYYY]
  3. [Action, if applicable]

Questions

Contact [Name] at [email@example.com] or [Phone]. The full policy is available at [location or link].