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Anonymous, 118 days ago
A disciplinary letter was handed to me, in an envelope, by a junior HR person who had signed the letter "pp" for the most senior HR manager in teh organisation. The person who signed the letter is junior to me.  My view is that the "junior" I now privy to a disciplinary matter. Should she have been asked to sign the letter?  
Mister Micawber  +  833657 Sat, 25 Jul 09 11:50 PM
I'd say that it is up to the senior manager to decide who pp's for him.
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Anonymous, 42 days ago
I am even more confused after reading all the answers to this question. It appears that there are different ways to sign:

 

signed: Joe Smith

p.p. Jane Doe

 

 

signed: p.p. Jane Doe

Joe Smith

 

which is the most correct way pls/thanks

Anonymous, 22 days ago
I belive either way is correct. At least that is what the wikapedia website confirmed!

 

What I am trying to find out is how to sign a letter on behalf of a board of directors group. Would I have the president sign and then underneath write p.p. (name of agency board of directors)?

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