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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

Worried that your company might not have a particular document on hand if the IRS conducted an audit? They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long.

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Do I Need to Buy Life Insurance?

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Keep reading to learn about the different types of life insurance policies, how to determine if you need to buy it, and how much your policy should be worth. People purchase life insurance to help their families replace lost income and cover final expenses after death. Within permanent policies , there are a few options.

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Stay organized and secure with electronic records management

BMT Office Administration

He put Laura in charge of going through a bunch of drawers with instructions to make folders to organize papers of current worth, box up other documents that somebody might need down the line, and toss insignificant and old material. Many serve as supporting evidence when the company files taxes or gives reports to other federal agencies.

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Eight Ways to Keep Your Office Clutter-Free

Ian's Messy Desk

When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday. File it in a Reminder file or in your file cabinet.

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Eight Ways to Eliminate Paper and Clutter in Your Office

Ian's Messy Desk

When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday or at least until someone cleans out those files.

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The Do’s And Don’ts Of Digital Document Management Systems (DMS)

Small Business CEO

With flexible working and Bring your own Device (BOYD) policies becoming the norm, it is increasingly difficult for business owners to keep track of one of their most valuable company assets, i.e. their business-related documentation. Image and video files, as an example, can be heavy on storage.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

Beyond that, droves of companies that were inexperienced with remote work were creating monitoring policies for the first time. That means if a company doesn’t have a written policy stating that they’ll watch employees on webcam, they likely aren’t doing it secretly. Time tracking and file tracking.

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