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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. Payroll records for money or pay-related information such as: Timesheets. Payroll deduction forms. You must keep a completed Form I-9 on file for each employee on your payroll. To that end, items frequently found in such files include: Job application.

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

BMT Office Administration

These types of files include: Cover letters Resumes Employment applications References Interview notes Remember not to include any pre-hire documents that must be kept confidential, such as an employee’s I-9 form. Confidential documents include medical files, tax documents, employee benefits , payroll records, and more.

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Employee Records: End of year review & preparing for next year

BMT Office Administration

Some companies hold on to hiring documents such as resumes, job applications, and job descriptions. This category can also include awards, promotion records, and education/training records. These documents include payroll records, time cards, pay rate information, and anything else related to payment. Hiring documents.

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Epic pandemic? Taking control of your career during times of uncertainty

Who's the Real Boss?

Better still, this study might be beneficial towards obtaining that promotion you were wanting or perhaps an even better role with another company, that you could for strive for once normality returns. Think about how good it will look on your resume to have a certificate in accounts payable/receivable, in payroll or even human resources.

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