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It’s vital employers understand the new EHRC guidelines on menopause 

Workplace Insight

Recent guidelines issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) aim to simplify employers’ legal obligations to support workers going through menopause. At the heart of the guidelines, the EHRC references staggering statistics on the extent to which the menopause can impact women.

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

BMT Office Administration

Learn about these requirements at the Department of Health and Human Services’ HIPAA website. Reference and background check results. That is fine as long as the process is organized, systematic, and — above all — legal. With help from legal, IT, and other departments, they create a written-out document retention policy.

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

BMT Office Administration

For instance, if your employment records contain all the disciplinary actions and policy violations committed by the offending employee, you’ll have a better chance of defending your decision to terminate an employee in court. Also, you’re legally obligated to retain these records for at least one year by the EEOC.

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An Admin’s Cheat Sheet to Business Terminology

All Things Admin

It was truly like learning another language. I proofread and edited a lot of policy documents in that position. There are a lot of ways to develop your business acumen , but one of the most fundamental ways is to learn the language of business. It’s often referred to as a percentage. What do they mean?

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

It’s important to pay attention to the business matters at hand along with their legal aspects and personalities, he adds. Make it explicit that you want to learn everything you can about them in short order,” Gage says. Create policy for the event that a new innovation stems from the partnership.

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Workplace Harassment and Bullying

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am not a lawyer and this is not considered legal advice in any way, but we recently had a lawyer come to speak to us about workplace harassment and bullying and it really cleared up a few things for me. But even if you aren't a supervisor there are things we can say that might be offensive and hurtful to others.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Read on to learn more about the causes of procrastination and how you can stop it in its tracks. Each type is unique, as they each have unique incentives and adverse effects, so let’s learn more about each. Technology-related procrastination is relatively easy to stop by implementing a no-phone policy during the workday.