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Lawsuits, Lost Expertise And Bad Morale: The Steep Risks Of Ignoring Older Employees

Allwork

In May of 2021 that number jumped to 78% — the highest number AARP has ever recorded since they began tracking in 2003. . Even if an employee doesn’t file a claim but is merely alleging age discrimination, HR and legal will likely investigate the allegation as a best practice.

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6 quick tips for managing paper

Ian's Messy Desk

Now, look at the paper sitting on your desk, dressers, tables, shelves, filing cabinets , etc. In 2003, Canadians used a whopping 2, 867,442 tonnes of paper, compared with 1,198,100 tonnes two decades earlier. There are regular systems that dump a daily amount of paper on our desks: mail, filing, circulating files, etc.

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6 quick tips for managing paper

Ian's Messy Desk

Now, look at the paper sitting on your desk, dressers, tables, shelves, filing cabinets , etc. In 2003, Canadians used a whopping 2, 867,442 tonnes of paper, compared with 1,198,100 tonnes two decades earlier. There are regular systems that dump a daily amount of paper on our desks: mail, filing, circulating files, etc.

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Picking up skills along the EA career path

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve been an EA for quite some time now, in fact I started working in 2003 so it has been a decade. The skills you pick up along the assistant career path are invaluable and I for one would not be able to do the job I do today if I hadn’t started as a Team Administrator back in 2003. Escalating issues when appropriate.

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Where is everybody? Setting up an office vacation calendar

Laughing all the Way to Work

To open a calendar in Word 2003 do the following: On the File menu, click New. This way there is little disruption to the normal office workflow. Setting up a calendar in Word is probably the easiest way to do it and everyone can see at a glance who is going to be away. Double-click Calendar Wizard. Follow the steps in the Wizard.

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Are we still going green?

Practically Perfect PA

When I first started working in London in 2003 one of the key initiatives for most companies was corporate social responsibility and more specifically making the office environmentally friendly. I found the list in my ‘things to keep’ file the other day and thought I would share it with you all.

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Administrators

Practically Perfect PA

After finishing university in 2003 I was lucky because there were plenty of jobs available in London. Filed under: Interviews. Over the last few years I’ve changed employers a number of times and so have had to face quite a few interviews. However, this just isn’t the case anymore. Follow me on Twitter: @PracticalPA.