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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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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Sticking to a set record retention policy eliminates guesswork and promotes efficiency. Businesses and nonprofits of all sizes should possess a written-out document retention policy. Such action raises concern about cover-ups.

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Stay organized and secure with electronic records management

BMT Office Administration

Such a management system utilizes information technology to organize and store records in electronic form. Many serve as supporting evidence when the company files taxes or gives reports to other federal agencies. Electronic files allow approved people to get what they need regardless of where they are at.

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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. Another form of procrastination at work is presenteeism, which often gets misunderstood. Migraines or other forms of headaches. How can you remedy this issue at your organization? Presenteeism. What’s that?

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E-mail Etiquette

Laughing all the Way to Work

Email is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-worker's favourite, OMG! Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business email. Writing all in caps is a form of email shouting. Jane Watson of J. 4 percent of women”.

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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

Ian's Messy Desk

There are people that make getting ready to get things done an art form. I asked why he had been on the medication and she said, “that was four years ago, when he had his surgery.” Not only did she remember the name of the antibiotic from four years previous, within 45 seconds she had pulled a copy of the prescription from her files.