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Lawsuits, Lost Expertise And Bad Morale: The Steep Risks Of Ignoring Older Employees

Allwork

She says that all companies need to create and enforce hiring and employment policies to reduce ageism. . Allwork.Space: What are the hidden costs of turnover that companies are risking by excluding workers over 50? . Patti Temple Rocks: There a re many costs of turnover, but only some of them can be measured with a dollar sign.

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

BMT Office Administration

While dealing with lots of paperwork doesn’t rank as most HR professionals’ favorite task, proper recordkeeping for employee personnel files is a must for any organization. In addition, if an employee is involuntarily let go, their employee file must be kept for one year following the termination date. Why is that?

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What electronic record-keeping software best fits your needs?

BMT Office Administration

Keeping track of paperwork can be a challenge, It’s easy to misplace a file or even spill coffee on a document on your desk. If your desk is still cluttered with paper files or documents, it’s probably time to consider switching to electronic records management (ERM). Better file retention compliance. Saving time.

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The Perils Of Ignoring Sexual Harassment Training

Allwork

In accordance with this finding, the 2019 report on sexual harassment found that less than 10% of women and men reported their experience to an employer or filed a formal complaint. A lack of appropriate response can also cost the company financially (costs including settlement, damages, loss of productivity, etc.).

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Benefits of outsourcing HR for small businesses

BMT Office Administration

Creating company policies: Crafting policies from scratch can be difficult, especially in a small business. HR service providers will have well-crafted, legally tested policy recommendations that can be customized for your business. With an in-house team.

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Uber and Lyft Lawsuits & the On-Demand Economy

Small Business Labs

Uber and Lyft were both dealt legal setbacks in two different lawsuits last week. The separate suits - one filed by Uber drivers and other by Lyft drivers - allege they are misclassified as independent contractors.   Freelance Government Policy Independent workers on-demand economy'

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8 Steps to Effective Records Management

Ian's Messy Desk

Business transactions and processes result to reports, documents , files, and contracts. Records management doesn’t have to be a time or cost-intensive activity. If you don’t have a structured records-management policy or plan in place, there will be some cost is getting one established.