The practical recommendations outlined in this manual will allow you to quickly and correctly establish personnel records at an enterprise “from scratch” and avoid typical mistakes and violations of labor laws. The book contains rules for hiring and dismissing employees, the procedure for drawing up such important personnel documents as an employee’s personal card, work book, employment contract and agreement on full financial responsibility, staffing schedule and others. The author examines the issues of proper accounting and storage of these documents, as well as the features of personnel records for individual entrepreneurs. All provisions and recommendations have been developed taking into account the latest changes made to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation by Federal Law No. 90-FZ of June 30, 2006. This manual is compiled for managers and chief accountants of small and medium-sized businesses that do not provide for the activities of personnel services. The appendix contains samples of personnel documentation for almost all cases of the organization's activities.