By ComplyRight –
What to Keep and What to Toss (per Legal Requirements) –
Spring is right around the corner – the perfect time to refresh, reboot and get rid of anything that is bogging you down. How about your employee paperwork? Are all those dog-eared files and folders taking over your space… and your patience?
It doesn’t have to be like that! Here are some guidelines for organizing and purging your employee records legally and safely:
1) Build a better foundation
Whether you keep paper or electronic files, best practice is to maintain three separate folders for each employee: personnel, payroll and medical. Personnel files cover everything from job applications to performance reviews, payroll files include salary-related paperwork and time sheets, and medical folders hold documents such as health insurance forms, doctors’ notes and medical leave paperwork. (more…)