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

BMT Office Administration

These documents tend to be ones containing sensitive or confidential information. For instance, employers cannot include medical information in an employee’s general personnel file due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Beneficiary information. Confidential files for records with information such as: Date of birth.

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

BMT Office Administration

That’s not even mentioning all the paperwork involved in the onboarding process, such as employee handbooks , contact information, and direct deposit/banking information — just to name a few. These types of violations can cost your organization $75,000+ , so keeping confidential information separate is a must.

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

BMT Office Administration

Personnel files serve as a way to document an employee’s relationship with a company and include the following: Basic employee information. These documents contain employee contact information, social security number, emergency contacts, address, and birthday. Hiring documents. Compensation. Post-employment records. Medical records.

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What does it take to be a successful HR Assistant?

Page Personnel

The job also involves managing employee information and handling employee relations, so trust and discretion will be highly crucial. Trustworthiness : Every HR assistant will need to handle sensitive information at times, and will need to be trusted. He or she should be a people person who enjoys working with people.

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Are you getting paid as a 1099 Contractor?

Job Advice Blog

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection Are you getting paid as a 1099 Contractor? Most employees don’t realize the added expenses that a company has simply to pay an employee.

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5 Administrative Assistant Skills That Add the Most Value

Admin Awards

Knowing the three T’s of the industry — terminology, trends and technology — and being able to articulate them on your administrative resume means that even as a new hire, you will begin to contribute immediately. Managers and executives also value assistants who know how to use accounting, payroll and HR applications.

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Establishing a Digital Presence

Recruit CRM

By digital presence, I mean that your organization and information about jobs that you are working on must be discoverable online. Update your site with new information as you progress in your business. This is just a precursor. to to the limitless possibilities of enhancing internet presence and building. This a bare minimum.

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