Hoarding may get your employees a spot on reality TV, but it could damage the professional image of workers—and hurt their chances at a promotion, recent surveys...
Your boss has a “hands-on” work style that demands all files stay nearby. So how do you help a boss whose office is drowning in paper? Here are tips for...
Whether your office has sophisticated scheduling software, day planners for everyone or no formal calendar management at all, a few visual reminders can keep everyone...
Question: "I work in an office of all men and I'm at my wit's end! In order to keep track of the comings and goings, I have put up a travel/vacation board that I fill...
Issue: You're responsible for securing sensitive employee information. Benefits: Privacy measures and policies protect employees from identity theft and privacy...
Question: “I work with a team of four admins. We work for 30 to 70 people and use a shared Outlook inbox where managers put in requests for projects, meeting...
Q. I understand that I-9 forms can now be stored electronically. To save on office space and filing time, our department is considering scanning and electronically...
Q. We recently received a subpoena to produce an employee’s personnel file in connection with a lawsuit. The employee is a party to the lawsuit, but the company is...
When was the last time you reviewed your company’s bulletin boards in the break room or alongside the time clock? Do they show the correct, updated federal- and...
Small business owners usually aren't HR professionals. Figuring out how to effectively — and legally — manage your personnel records is often a daunting...
Question: “I supervise a clerical worker in my department. She has difficulty knowing where to file folders with only initials or those that begin with a numeral,...
Question: “My boss just piles work on his desk willy-nilly. I organized it once, but now he expects it again. How do I get him to tidy up his own desk?”...
Q. How long after employees have left should we retain their files? And if we shred the files, do we have to keep a record of employment date, termination date and any...
Question: “During my annual review, my boss suggested a membership in an administrative professionals’ organization. I've found a couple of them so far...
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that she felt swallowed whole by her job, doing work that had
originally been spread among five...
