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

BMT Office Administration

As any human resources professional will attest, managing every employee’s employment life cycle involves a good deal of paperwork. 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.

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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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Benefits of outsourcing HR for small businesses

BMT Office Administration

Most small businesses focus on their product/service team and sales staff in the early years, but someone still needs to run payroll and handle onboarding for new hires. Explore the benefits of HR outsourcing below to find out if outsourcing human resources is right for your small business. What HR functions can you outsource?

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The Stimulus Programs Gig Workers and Freelancers Qualify For

Small Business Labs

Individuals earning less than $75,000 (based on their most recent annual tax filing) can expect a one-time cash payment of $1,200.   If all employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks, SBA will forgive the portion of the loans used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities.   We highly recommend it.  

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1099 vs W-2: The difference between employees and contractors

BMT Office Administration

While individuals have until April 18, 2023, to file their personal income taxes, businesses have to start thinking about tax requirements a bit sooner. If you’re not quite sure about the differences between a 1099 and a W-2, keep reading to learn which form to send and how to fill out and file them. What is a W-2?

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Employee Records: End of year review & preparing for next year

BMT Office Administration

If you work in a human resources department, employee record keeping should be nothing new to you. If you aren’t part of HR or are new to the department, you may not know which employment records you need to keep on file. These documents include payroll records, time cards, pay rate information, and anything else related to payment.

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

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It also includes many rank-and-file staff, with publications featuring the stories of employees who quit rather than returning to the office for 3-5 days per week. The Society for Human Resource Management found that half of all Black office workers wanted to work from home permanently, while only 39% of white workers did so. .

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