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How Candidates And Managers Can Identify And Combat Age Discrimination

Allwork

Anything that emphasizes a company’s efforts and investments in DEI or a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination is a green flag. . According to a ResumeBuilder survey , nearly four in 10 hiring managers admit to reviewing applicants’ resumes with age bias. Make your vaccine and remote policy clear in the job posting.

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

BMT Office Administration

Acknowledgment of receipt of the employee handbook (When the company revises its handbook, provide a new version to all employees and have them sign a new confirmation of receipt and understanding.). With help from legal, IT, and other departments, they create a written-out document retention policy. Cover letter.

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

BMT Office Administration

For instance, if your employment records contain all the disciplinary actions and policy violations committed by the offending employee, you’ll have a better chance of defending your decision to terminate an employee in court. While it’s clear that you need to keep a separate file for each employee, which documents should you include in it?

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8 Time-Saving Tips

Ian's Messy Desk

You’ll be able to resume your work much faster than from a cold start. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Comments No comments yet.

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

There were no rules against fraternization in our employee handbook and because the SVPs I supported often took their subordinates out for carousing and merriment, I went against her wishes. While the company has a lax policy of just make sure your work gets done, the fact that the event was related to amicable termination is the problem.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

Ninety-nine percent of companies have a policy that says you can’t give a letter of recommendation for an employee because it’s a liability and a risk if the employee doesn’t work out for the other employer,” Atkins says. I suggest everyone get their employee handbook out, and read carefully the company policy. Thanks, Karen.

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