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4 important payroll issues to keep an eye on in 2023

BMT Office Administration

Proposed regulations covering white-collar employees were included in the Department of Labor’s spring 2022 semiannual regulatory agenda. General consensus: Proposed regs, if they ever are released, will raise the minimum salary employees must earn to remain exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This is prescient.

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How to make your event more environmentally friendly

Practically Perfect PA

Sustainability certainly hasn’t been a priority for assistants organising events, particularly as we often have to manage events alongside our actual day job and the budgets we have to spend on events are still quite a bit smaller than they were a few years ago. Your speakers and your attendees to travel by public transport.

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Coping with car hire – When the best is expected

Practically Perfect PA

Whether it’s for your immediate boss whilst travelling abroad or clients that need to be impressed, finding and organising the right car for the occasion can be a minefield and very different from renting an Audi hatchback for a month. Consistent and Personal Service.

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How to Work from Home as an Administrative Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

They make telephone calls, type and review documents, conduct research, update blogs and social media, make travel arrangements for managers, prepare presentations and assemble reports. Explain how what you’re doing or what you propose will help the company to achieve its goals. Know your facts and numbers to back up your proposals.

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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

However, planning meetings also requires one to know and understand the hospitality industry and how it works, how to determine which venue and what destinations will work best for the types of meetings you’re asked to plan, the ins and outs of contracts and contract negotiations, budget prep and oh so much more.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

Training budgets were ample; opportunity for advancement sparkled like diamonds for the taking. Training budgets dissipated, opportunities dried up, and assistants had larger workloads without staffing backups. And it is changing again as executives recognize that administrators aren’t just for typing emails or making travel plans.

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Under a Bushel

Office Dynamics

While I can’t always answer your requests within 72 hours due to my heavy travel and speaking schedule, I do get to them. I have a very sensitive topic that I suspect may not be a concern held by myself alone that I’d like to propose for a morning message. Here is one such request. I would build my career portfolio.

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