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

BMT Office Administration

Is it related to the employee’s performance, knowledge, skills, abilities, or behavior? For instance, employers cannot include medical information in an employee’s general personnel file due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Medical leave of absence requests. Family and Medical Leave Act paperwork.

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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

Anticipating a medical leave, Lá Shawn Sandifer crafted an administrative procedures binder to ensure continuity in her absence. I was preparing to go on medical leave and would be gone for at least eight weeks. She was very appreciative to have such a detailed point of reference to help her quickly get up to speed.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Presenteeism is where a worker intends to complete their work, but an illness or medical condition brings their productivity to a screeching halt. That’s especially true if the condition holding them back is treatable (such as providing medication for headaches and allergies or allowing a snack break for a blood sugar drop).

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Successful Resumés

Laughing all the Way to Work

They discouraged listing duties, but rather suggested setting out your skills and strengths in point form right up front so the potential employer can see if you have the skills for the job. For example I was applying for a job in the legal environment so wanted to highlight that]. accessed August 3, 2007).

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Preparing Your Resume

Laughing all the Way to Work

Instead they recommended setting out your skills and strengths in point form right up front so the potential employer can see if you have the skills for the job. For example I was applying for a job in the legal environment so wanted to highlight that experience.] Recent experience as a legal assistant in a major law firm.

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

BMT Office Administration

Usually, when you hear about 1099s during tax season, people are referring to IRS form 1099-NEC, the tax form that is sent to independent contractors in place of a W-2 form. Here you will include the recipient’s full legal name or registered business name and their address. Medical and health care payments. What is a 1099?

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to.