Q. In addition to the official personnel files we keep in HR, our supervisors keep informal or working files. Is this allowed? Does this practice present any concerns?...
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Some of our managers keep personnel files that they don’t share with HR. Basically, these are “journals” about their employees. Is that OK, or should...
In something straight out of “Benny Hill,” a New York City welfare office manager overseeing 21 Human Resources Administration employees terrorized her...
Q. I was interested in your recent article discussing reverifying employees' I-9 documents when they expire. Does this mean that if a worker shows a driver's license as...
Most of our workspaces are homely, not homey. But we spend more of our waking hours at work than at home, and workplace design has been shown to influence performance...
Question: We currently have a problem with documents that need several signatures
taking an unacceptable length of time to obtain those signatures.
I have...
Question: We are discussing how to alphabetize
our file folders, and our problem is twofold: First, some people are good about
putting files away as soon as...
Question: I work for a real estate company that manages apartment buildings. Problem:
Proper filing as it pertains to our building names. Each apartment building we...
Issue: How to stop employees from disclosing confidential data, or jumping to a competitor and stealing your employees. Benefit: You can stop defectors from raiding...
