Paperwork and Record-Keeping
» Paperwork and Record-Keeping, Volume 3, Issue 5, 2003
If business keeps personnel records.
2c. After an employee leaves, how long do you keep those records before getting rid of them?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upon termination | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 years or less | 11 | ||
| 3 | 3 - 6 years | 24 | ||
| 4 | 7 years or more | 23 | ||
| 5 | Indefinitely | 26 | ||
| 6 | Other, depends, periodically toss, etc. | 2 | ||
| 7 | DK/Refuse | 11 | ||
| Total (%) | 99 | |||
| N | 384 | |||
Notes: Thirty-seven (37) percent of small, employing businesses retain their personnel records six years or less after the employee's termination (Q#2c).
