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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. Legal issues and concerns over webcam surveillance. It states that employers have the legal right to monitor employees’ verbal and written communications for any business purpose.

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Ep 247: Email Management for Executive Assistants

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

. ––– THE LEADER ASSISTANT PODCAST IS PRESENTED BY EZCATER ezCater is the nation’s most trusted provider of corporate food solutions — the best way for companies to order food for daily employee lunches, meetings, and events of any size or budget. Dozens of times throughout the day, you refresh your phone to see if you have new emails.

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The best timeclock options for small businesses

BMT Office Administration

From high-tech biometric readers to simple punch clocks, there are many options to fit your budget and preferences. Something to consider when budgeting for a timeclock is whether there will be any additional recurring costs associated with your timeclock of choice. So which options work best for your business? Let’s take a look.

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Should City Governments and other Businesses look to Virtual Services to Save Money?

Tips From T. Marie

It’s a rare occurrence when reading an article about a city budget makes me sad, but it happened just a few moments ago. Most employees are going to have the equipment needed at home already, a computer, an internet connection and a phone. After all, you don’t tell your attorney how to draft your legal documents right?

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Will Furloughs Change the American Workplace Forever?

On The Job

Lynnette Harris, employed by the state of Utah, told me that when she first heard employees were going to take a one-week furlough to help with the state's budget crunch, her first thought was that is was a much better alternative than making layoffs. Sort of defeating the purpose of the furlough.) Lijit Search.

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Highlights from a Talk With the CEO of SHRM: What HR Really Thinks About EAs

Bonnie Low Kramen

Within hours, I had a warm and enthusiastic response from Johnny, which led to two phone conversations, which led to January 5 th. In our first phone conversation, Johnny told me that my article surprised him. Both Johnny and Emily have legal backgrounds and urge assistants to consider leaving any job where they are treated badly.

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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

Office Dynamics

Perhaps your group’s mobile phone bills are skyrocketing beyond approved budget limits…and you haven’t yet discovered your corporation’s contract for $20 per month VoIP with unlimited calling. Nancy Fraze works as a Legal Assistant for Chevron. So often…it’s right before our eyes!

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