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4 Challenges in Navigating Remote Work Layoffs

Allwork

Returning Equipment Remote work has resulted in many employees working from home, using company-owned equipment such as laptops, phones, and other devices, as well as furniture such as ergonomic standing desks and chairs. That way, IRS doesn’t get involved, since the furniture doesn’t end up on an employee’s W-2 form.

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How Sensory Design Can Create Efficient Workplaces

Allwork

However, after forming new habits and routines, people began to embrace the flexibility that working from home can offer. Workplace habits continue to shift, with work-from-home being an option for some, alongside hybrid and in-person work policies. At the start of the pandemic, remote work was an adjustment for many employees.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Update phone extension list to ensure callers are directed to the appropriate person. Serve as department liaison and attend or participate in company-wide committee meetings to stay up to date on new policies and announcements and report back to manager and department. Explore ways to reduce supply costs by 5% to 10%.

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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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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Technology-related procrastination is relatively easy to stop by implementing a no-phone policy during the workday. If managers catch employees constantly playing on their phones instead of working, they can take disciplinary action. Another form of procrastination at work is presenteeism, which often gets misunderstood.

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

BMT Office Administration

Beyond that, droves of companies that were inexperienced with remote work were creating monitoring policies for the first time. The history of employee monitoring’s various forms. An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency.

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Why India Is a Rising Star Among Exporting Nations

The Small Business Blog

Soaring labor and materials costs are eroding China’s edge , opening the door for other emerging economies to challenge China’s manufacturing preeminence. Already a leader in software services and a major exporter of textiles and chemicals, the world’s second most-populous country boasts exceptionally low labor costs.

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