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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. Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents.

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

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Knowing what to keep and the location of each document is vital to easy retrieval and to maintaining compliance with government and industry regulations. Included material spans from initial application through leaving the organization. If so, then the document should be included in the employee’s general personnel file.”.

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HR Professionals Are Burned Out. Can A.I. Help?

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Organizations that actively plan to integrate the power of AI in their HR systems will be able to get back to focusing on the human connection aspect of HR. According to Geoff Webb, VP of Solution Strategy at isolved, AI will play a major role in the future of HR. . Even non-mundane tasks, however, can at least be partially automated.

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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. While it’s clear that you need to keep a separate file for each employee, which documents should you include in it? Why is that?

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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. Organizations need to keep various records as proof of business processes and activities.

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5 SOP examples for your business

BMT Office Administration

Implementing and documenting standard operating procedures (SOPs) is a great way to make sure that all staff members are completing their tasks in the correct manner. A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a detailed document with step-by-step instructions on how to properly complete a task. What is an SOP? How to format an SOP.

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IRS Whistleblower Office is hard at work, extra caution advised

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Recently, we discussed Payroll ethics and whether you’d break any ethical rules if you revealed someone’s tax information. Further, the facts, evidence, and other documents you provide must motivate the IRS to initiate an audit it otherwise wouldn’t have undertaken. And corporate audits often lead to payroll audits. As of Sept.

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