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Onboarding remote employees: how to get it right

Insperity

Email the employee and let them know the date their office equipment will be delivered (if your company is providing it). Following equipment delivery. Call the employee to ensure they received their office equipment. Pre-employment timeline: 1. Two weeks before the first day. One week before the first day.

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How to balance a side hustle with a full-time job

Work Life

Check if you need to disclose your side gig and adhere to any restrictions on using office equipment, office space, or time for your side hustle. When I started my coaching business, my forward-thinking employer saw it as a way to enhance team practices and apply coaching principles to my leadership.

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The Administrative Assistant Career Path: Opportunities to Advance

SnackNation

Secretaries and administrative assistants also use videoconferencing, fax, and other office equipment. In our guide about asking for a raise, Office Manager Megan recommended “keeping a detailed list of all you do and are responsible for. Pull up that list when it’s time to tell leadership why you’re ready for a promotion.

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Remote Work Policies: 10 Best Practices To Inspire Your Own

Fellow

Equipment : does the company provide home office equipment for remote employees? A collaborative approach involving IT departments, procurement teams, and senior leadership is essential in assessing technology requirements, procuring necessary resources, and allocating budgetary resources to support remote work effectively.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

Administrative skills Many of the tasks on the job description of office managers may be administrative in nature. For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork.

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Hot desking statistics & trends you must know in 2024 and onwards

ONEs Blog

Hot desking in Europe The BBC notes that it comes as the bank “pursues plans to downsize its office space by 40% in a post-pandemic shake-up,” adding that “banking giant HSBC has announced that top managers in its Canary Wharf HQ have lost their desks and will have to hot-desk on an open-plan floor.”

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Office Administrator vs Office Manager: Understanding the Roles

SnackNation

Have demo call with potential new IT security vendor; draft brief to present to Chief Information Office (CIO). Go through leadership team’s latest meeting requests, schedule meetings, and update and sync calendars. Respond to all emails in the office account. Maintains office equipment and troubleshoots when necessary.