The Office Management Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Office managers are one of the most over-looked and underdeveloped professions; why is this and what can you do if you are in such a role or looking to progress into one, to ensure your development is a priority? Could it make it more productive, safer, legally compliant, better organised, and save that time and money?

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The Office Management Group

APRIL 29, 2024

Let’s go to Health and Safety for this one first: As soon as you hit five or more employees you must have written procedures for health and safety such as a general workplace risk assessment and health and safety policy, taking into account the risks of your business from day to day working in the office, and / or at home, to travel and driving.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

The others in my firm are 5 financial advisors and my office manager. It isn’t that I would have expected anywhere near those dollars in a bonus – after all, I am only part-time, my work is nowhere near the same level as the officers/advisors. Nope, it’s not legal. short answers'

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JANUARY 19, 2015

My employer is requiring the office manager and me (creative director/product development/sales) to attend an industry show in Atlanta. Both the office manager and I are on tight budgets, so it is going to take the money we need to pay bills with in order to pay our expenses during the show.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

If not, then your office needs a policy that food for meetings is off-limits to non-attendees until the food is relocated to the kitchen afterwards, and you or whoever has the standing to do this needs to enforce it. Plus, from a purely practical standpoint, they’re run into some legal issues if they suddenly withdrew the offer after this.).

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AUGUST 26, 2016

It’s extremely icky, and it also violates campaign finance law. But given that he’s talking about a serious legal violation, just point that out: “We actually can’t do that — it’s illegal to reimburse campaign contributions, and there are big fines and even jail time for doing it.” Maybe I’m the one being naive.

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