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

BMT Office Administration

Setting up employee personnel files is an important part of the recordkeeping process. However, sometimes people mistakenly think of these files as a catch-all for an individual’s paperwork. Rather, understand that general personnel files serve a distinct purpose. What to include in an employee’s personnel file.

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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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Why You Should Embrace Change In The Era Of Hyper-Speed Tech Evolution

Allwork

Throughout history, technology has replaced human actions but not humans; our definition of what it means to be human has evolved. As technology becomes more sophisticated, our definition of what it means to be human changes. Much of this comes from how different humans are from computers.

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3 Steps to Finally Tackle Your Tedious Tasks

Success

As a professional organizer who encourages people to find the joy in tidying up their desks, calendars and filing cabinets, I am very familiar with the thinking behind grunt work, as organizing often falls into that category. Change your mindset. Wouldn’t it be better to get the nasty task out of the way to begin with?

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

In my opinion, technology should definitely be part of the solution, but it can’t be the entire solution. Here’s how you can implement color coding: Physical Files : Use colored folders or labels to differentiate between different projects or document types. And it helps build confidence and trust with everyone you work with.

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How To Manage Partnership Risks In The Future Of Work

Allwork

FTX — the crypto exchange he founded, which represented the source of his wealth — filed for bankruptcy on November 11, along with 130 other entities associated with it. That filing stemmed from the revelation of some very shady bets and trades, which led to a run on the exchange and federal investigations for fraud. .

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The 43 Folders Method (Paper System)

Office Dynamics

This information is in our Executives and Assistants Working In Partnership: The Definitive Guide to Success. Keep the daily files in front, beginning with the file for tomorrow’s date. The files that follow all represent the rest of the days of the month in the correct order (12 through 31). The “round file.”

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