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Subject:RE: Resume citation for ex-companies From:John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:36:26 -0400
Kevin...this is a complex issue. In the US, large companies have a retention
schedule. It is usually created by the records management group of the
company in conjunction with the legal department. Much of the schedule is
determined by what the location does. Example...if the plant does
manufacturing, anything of interest to OSHA or EPA might have a longer
period
Every type of corporate record is itemized on the list including all types
of personnel records. A retention schedule might be phrased as 3 years past
retirement or 20 years
Requirements for retention of HC records will probably be different that
electronic records. HC would be brought out only as part of some litigation.
For job search issue, the access to the information will probably be les as
companies just cannot store that much data online.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
jposada -at- book -dot- com
212-414-6656
"Be accurate...the 4am wakeup call you prevent could be your manager's"
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin McLauchlan [mailto:kmclauchlan -at- chrysalis-its -dot- com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:19 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Resume citation for ex-companies
Does anybody know what (if anything) is "usual
procedure" for companies:
a) with regard to keeping employee records for some
number of years (especially after employment ends) and,
b) with regard to the records from divisions that fold?
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