Personnel forms and files

Abstract

The form is generally accepted as an indispensable administrative tool. But it is sometimes suggested that there is no need for a multiplicity of special purpose forms. The argument being, in the personnel management field for instance, that the good manager should know all the relevant details about his staff without having to reply on forms to provide a record. It is also said that information can be passed by telephone more quickly, and with less effort, than completing a form and sending it through the internal mail.