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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.

Policies 105
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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

Knowing what to keep and the location of each document is vital to easy retrieval and to maintaining compliance with government and industry regulations. If so, then the document should be included in the employee’s general personnel file.”. Recruiting and screening documents. Termination documentation.

Filing 121
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Why You Need a Work Journal

Eat Your Career

I’m a big fan of documentation, especially in the workplace. Documentation certainly helps with this! No one wants to end up in such a situation, but should it happen, your work journal provides documentation to support you. It’s no surprise then that I recommend everyone keep a work journal.

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New objectives in workplace design guide set out to increase biodiversity in government estate

Workplace Insight

The Biodiversity and Nature Recovery Annex (BNRA) forms part of the Government Workplace Design Guide. The documents will enable the GPA’s activity to be relevant to TIP2030, the construction playbook and the BNG mandated planning requirements.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

Success

She regularly avoided all forms of interaction with her team, holing herself in her office without talking to anyone except during meetings. My co-workers and I began to document conversations ourselves and eventually had to speak directly with the manager’s supervisor to deal with the situation. Ignoring Feedback.

Gossip 290
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Deconstruct Your Office Into Core Resources To Rebuild Productivity

Allwork

They are sweeping, wholesale changes intended to promote certain attendance and productivity levels, and justify millions in leases, maintenance fees, and overall facilities costs. The deconstructed office is a new form of workplace alchemy and creates new models of autonomy, agency, and accountability.

Agencies 306
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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

While it’s clear that you need to keep a separate file for each employee, which documents should you include in it? After all, there are some documents that you’ll need to keep confidential , and there are some that you don’t even need to include in your personnel files.

Filing 52