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The Right Way to Share Problems at Work With Your Boss 

Success

In the present push for improved mental health in the workplace , your own well-being and that of those around you just might depend on your openness. For example, in the early 2010s, one Ottawa-based employee tried to push back against a concerning payroll system, but was told she “wasn’t being a team player.”

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

BMT Office Administration

Records relating to promotion, demotion, transfer, or layoff. Health insurance forms. Also, many employers who provide group health plans are subject to privacy obligations under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Payroll deduction forms. PIPs (Performance Improvement Plans).

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Quiet Hiring: Admin Professional Trend

Bonnie Low-Krayman

As burnout, stress, and mental health issues increased to red alert levels due to poor onboarding and inadequate training, Quiet Quitting took hold in 2022. Quiet Hiring is about filling open positions with the staff who are already on the payroll rather than hiring from outside the company. What’s happening now? Quiet Hiring.

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Ensuring payroll compliance in 2024: What’s new?

BMT Office Administration

Maintaining payroll compliance is a must for accounting departments, but it’s often easier said than done. That’s especially true whenever new changes come about, and 2023 was a year rife with new payroll regulations, trends, and initiatives. From the implementation of SECURE 2.0 From the implementation of SECURE 2.0

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

Allwork

Some of my clients even used that policy as a simple yet effective incentive to nudge most of their staff to return to the office in a way that minimized resistance and attrition, while saving significantly on payroll for the small minority who chose to work remotely. . Boosting culture . Mentoring initiatives .

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

BMT Office Administration

Confidential documents include medical files, tax documents, employee benefits , payroll records, and more. In particular, ADA mandates that all medical files must be kept confidential, and FLSA states that you must retain all payroll records for at least three years. health insurance, dental, vision, etc.).

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Unlocking the digital frontier: hiring the next generation of tech talent

Workplace Insight

To better engage with digital natives, meeting and other communal spaces should be conducive to promoting the flow and exchange of ideas, but without the formality associated with a traditional office or boardroom. as on-site workers.

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