Margaret’s Minutes

Every office has them. The filing cabinets packed with paperwork no one has looked at in years. The boxes in storage labeled “KEEP” with no explanation. The stack beside someone’s desk waiting for a decision. Should we save this? Can we shred it? Does anyone actually know? When employees don’t have clear guidance about what…

Walk through almost any office at the end of a busy workday and you’ll probably see paperwork left behind. Customer information may be sitting beside a computer, an employee file might be waiting for HR to finish with it, or a report may have been printed and forgotten on a desk. Most of the time,…

As the end of the year approaches, many businesses shift their focus to budgets, taxes, inventory, and planning for the year ahead. While these tasks often take center stage, there’s another important project that deserves a place on your year-end checklist: reviewing your business records. Throughout the year, documents accumulate quickly. Employee paperwork, invoices, contracts,…

The start of a new school year brings fresh faces, busy classrooms, and plenty of paperwork. From enrollment packets and health forms to employee records and financial documents, schools handle a significant amount of sensitive information every day. Here are answers to some of the most common questions educators and school administrators have about protecting…

When an employee leaves your organization, there is often a long checklist to complete. Company equipment is returned, access to systems is removed, final paychecks are processed, and benefits are updated. Once those immediate tasks are finished, another important responsibility remains: properly managing the employee’s records. Personnel files contain some of the most sensitive information…

The beginning of a new academic year is one of the busiest times on any college or university campus. Students are moving into residence halls, faculty are preparing for classes, admissions offices are finalizing enrollment, and administrative departments are processing mountains of paperwork. While everyone is focused on helping students start the semester successfully, there’s…