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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

Setting up employee personnel files is an important part of the recordkeeping process. However, sometimes people mistakenly think of these files as a catch-all for an individual’s paperwork. Rather, understand that general personnel files serve a distinct purpose. What to include in an employee’s personnel file.

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Master Your Memory with Ron White

Success

White learned about the method in college when it helped pull up his GPA. Now imagine taking all the files out of the folders in your computer and dumping them on the desktop. Programs, documents, videos, audio files—you put thousands of stored items randomly on top of each other. Think of your brain in a new way.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

While dealing with lots of paperwork doesn’t rank as most HR professionals’ favorite task, proper recordkeeping for employee personnel files is a must for any organization. In addition, if an employee is involuntarily let go, their employee file must be kept for one year following the termination date. Why is that?

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

Success

We got to see each other learn. We learned that difference was our superpower. Despite a record uptick in new business filings during the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, entrepreneurship has been on a troubling downward slide for years. We got to see each other be vulnerable and uncomfortable.

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Cost Effective Ways to Greenify Your Business

Eco-Office Gals

They are two companies that assist with mobile credit card processing. You can learn more about Energy Star and its inspected products by going to EnergyStar.gov and putting “Energy Star products” in their search field as well. Have an energy audit. photo by: 401(K) 2012.

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Tips to Go Almost Paperless - Productive & Organized

Stephanie LH Calahan

  I have so many piles and I don't want to file it all."   If your computer files are organized, you will be able to do a search and find what you are looking for quickly. We get the email notifications and save them to a file on our computer (we do not print them).  Make Sure You Back it Up!

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5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Take Information Security More Seriously

Small Business CEO

Probably someone stealing your credit card info or social security number, right? So unless you’re looking forward to filing bankruptcy, you need to start taking your information security more seriously. What comes to mind when you think of identity theft? How about fraud? You’re not alone. It makes sense, right?