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

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Records relating to promotion, demotion, transfer, or layoff. Health insurance forms. Payroll records for money or pay-related information such as: Timesheets. Pay authorization forms. Payroll deduction forms. Keep I-9 forms in a separate file. Employment agreements, such as confidentiality.

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

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Besides the EEOC, the IRS also has requirements for employee documents, including which forms you need to have for each employee, such as W-4s. Confidential documents include medical files, tax documents, employee benefits , payroll records, and more. Here’s what you’ll need to include in your confidential employee files.

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

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This category can also include awards, promotion records, and education/training records. These documents include payroll records, time cards, pay rate information, and anything else related to payment. These types of documents include exit interview forms, final performance reviews , termination letters , and benefits information.

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Ensuring payroll compliance in 2024: What’s new?

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Maintaining payroll compliance is a must for accounting departments, but it’s often easier said than done. That’s especially true whenever new changes come about, and 2023 was a year rife with new payroll regulations, trends, and initiatives. From the implementation of SECURE 2.0 From the implementation of SECURE 2.0

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

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Sticking to a set record retention policy eliminates guesswork and promotes efficiency. Never dispose of a current employee’s Form I-9; you must keep it for as long as the employee works for you, and for a certain amount of time after they stop working for you. Smart businesses ease such concerns with proactive measures. Per the U.S.

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How to Maintain Your Company Culture Past the Startup Stage

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One answer is that as the company payroll increases, they cannot have a personal relationship with every employee and they lose sight of what’s happening below them. This can come in many forms from department lunches with the CEO or management, town hall-style meetings or regular surveys of employees. (An That requires communication.

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Business finance: The ultimate guide for non-finance people

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Or were you recently promoted to a financial role in your organization? In fact, ROBS is currently the most popular form of business financing in 2023. They also work for individuals that don’t qualify for other forms of financing. Are you eager to launch a startup or new business?

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