Of all the documents that a company needs to store, disciplinary records—with their accompanying legal ramifications—are especially important to store responsibly. In particular, it’s necessary to give extra consideration to managing how long these documents are retained for and to ensure that they are destroyed according to schedule. Do you want to know how to…
Uprooting your life and moving to a new country is exciting, but it requires a lot of stressful decision-making. You’ll also need to climb a mountain of arduous administrative paperwork, both in the country you’re moving to and the country you’re leaving. Fortunately, we’re here to help. We’ve created a list of all the essential…
The retail industry is all about offering high quality, quick service, and building loyalty by providing the best possible customer experience. Simultaneously, businesses also need to keep prices competitive by reducing costs. In that competitive environment, every hour your office employees spend rummaging through old documents in the file cabinet is money lost. The good…
Emails have become a part of our lives both at work and at home. They’re easier to refer back to than paper letters and can be checked on nearly any device, from wherever you are. Those with office jobs often receive hundreds of emails every day and sometimes, it’s just not possible to find that…
How often have you wasted an entire morning, or even longer, combing the office for lost or misplaced records? While it may perhaps be scant consolation, it’s estimated that the average employee spends 9.3 hours per week on the hunt for errant files. So, you’re not alone! Now imagine the time that could be saved by implementing…
Are you organised, patient and analytical? If so, you might want to consider a career in records management. Those with careers in records management will be responsible for an organisation’s records from creation to organisation and through to disposal. It can lead you to working in lots of different industries, from healthcare to finance. What…
The vast volume of digital data that is generated by educational institutions raises some of the key questions that lie at the heart of records management: What needs to be kept? How long for? How must it be kept safe? Until relatively recently, most student data has been collected and stored in physical form. When…
Health and safety professionals will know that there it’s an industry with many records to keep track of. Storing said records is an integral part of the process and requires regular assessments, particularly since the introduction of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). When it comes to health and safety records retention, it must…
