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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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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

Success

If you’re dealing with multiple types of debt, such as credit card and student loan debt, it can be overwhelming to come up with a plan to pay them off while also saving for other lofty goals (like being able to retire before you’re 90). Pay off your debts by interest rate. It’s basically free money. Time is your greatest asset.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

OneNote: My Filing Cabinet In The Clouds. create notebooks and files just like I would with paper, but now it is all organized on my computer.           Dr. Shannon Reece Reece International LLC. I plug directly into my MacBookPro and use Audacity or Garage Band to edit the file.

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The 'Bcc'- Friend or Foe

The Office Professionals Place

• You can Bcc yourself in an email so that you can receive a copy and file it away electronically as a follow-up on a later date or for informational purposes. Never send vital information such as account numbers, social security numbers, or credit card information in an email.

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5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Take Information Security More Seriously

Small Business CEO

Probably someone stealing your credit card info or social security number, right? So unless you’re looking forward to filing bankruptcy, you need to start taking your information security more seriously. A big part of that is putting internal policies and procedures in place to protect sensitive information.

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Answering Reader Mail: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

years and recently made an internal move, becoming the EA to a C-Level executive. If you have to purchase stuff for your boss - ask to xerox the credit card, both front and back now. Filing Set up a great filing system now. I have only been an EA for 1.5 If not, they will expect maps printed out, etc.

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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

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Like most working writers, a deadline with pay sets off an internal starting gun that allows the words to flow freely and willingly to the page. According to my credit card, I always find a decent pair of jeans to purchase, so I trust that my editing can make pure genius out of whatever chaos I create.