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

BMT Office Administration

That’s not even mentioning all the paperwork involved in the onboarding process, such as employee handbooks , contact information, and direct deposit/banking information — just to name a few. Besides the EEOC, the IRS also has requirements for employee documents, including which forms you need to have for each employee, such as W-4s.

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A Telephone Etiquette Test

Ian's Messy Desk

While forms of technology are making inroads into the communication process, the telephone is still an important source of contact with people. Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. Thanks for visiting! and 9:00 p.m.

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Oh No! We May Not Have Heard From You

Stephanie LH Calahan

Work With Stephanie « Personal Productivity & Organizing Link Lineup | Main | Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity » Oh No! We May Not Have Heard From You Recently a wonderful reader responded to one of our posts via email to let us know that she had filled out our contact form and had not heard from us. 

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The 12 Privacy Tips of Christmas

Ian's Messy Desk

name, address, phone number) will be used. Ask to use other forms of identification. Refuse to give out personal information on the phone, through the mail or over the internet unless you have initiated the contact or you know who you’re communicating with. Six points for consumers : Ask how personal information (eg.

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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! Writing all in caps is a form of email shouting. This is the commonest form of color blindness, but it affects only.4 Jane Watson of J. Is that the message you want to send to your recipient?

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Good Business: A Reputation of Integrity

The Small Business Blog

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk I came across some key principles, by Robert Moment, that form a solid foundation of business integrity which all small businesses should adhere to: 1. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player.

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Business Etiquette for the 21st Century - A Webinar

Office Dynamics

Rudeness isn’t just bad form: it’s bad business. But rudeness isn’t just bad form: it’s bad business. Cell phone and smart phone etiquette. The first 50 registrants will receive a PDF copy of The Business Protocol Handbook. value, the Handbook is yours as our gift … IF you respond now. View this online.

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