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Internal policy summary that managers can use without re-reading the original

You have a 12-page internal policy. Managers need to communicate it. Most won't read 12 pages.

Works best in: Claude

Summarize this internal policy so managers can use it without re-reading the source.

Inputs:
- The policy document: {{paste}}
- Audience: {{HR business partners / people managers / new hires / specific function}}
- The 3 questions the audience actually needs to answer: {{paste — or "I don't know, suggest them"}}

Output:

## What this policy says (3 sentences)
The policy in plain language. Skip the legal framing — focus on what's being decided.

## Who it applies to
Specific. Not "all employees" if there are exceptions — state the exceptions.

## What changes for daily work
The behaviors that need to start, stop, or change. Concrete: "Managers must approve expense reports above $500 within 5 business days" — not "expense reports require manager approval."

## The 5 questions a manager will actually get
Each with a 2-sentence answer in plain language. Source the policy section if challenged.

## Common misreadings to pre-empt
The 1–2 ways this policy will be misunderstood. Specifically address them.

## When to escalate
The situations where a manager should NOT try to answer with this summary and should route to HR / legal / their lead instead.

## Where this summary is incomplete
Honest. The edge cases, the exceptions, the seasonal exceptions, anything that requires the full policy text.

Hard rule: if the summary loses meaning that the policy carries, mark it. Don't oversimplify into being wrong.
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