Share This: As a small business owner, your employees may ask off from work but how do you handle no show employees? Asking off work is understandable as everyone needs time off work for a variety of reasons. An employee must notify their employer when they need to take a[…]
Share This: The end of the year is a great time to think about what changes you should make for the upcoming year. What are some areas in which you could improve? Did your business suffer this last year? What could you do differently to ensure it thrives for the[…]
Share This: Here are the best articles we found for the month of November: 3 Best Businesses You Can Start With Little or No Money It doesn’t seem like that long ago when The Lean Startup by Eric Ries took the world by storm. The book gave average people like me hope. It showed me and people[…]
Share This: Promoting good leadership skills is vital. One bad manager in your small business can make it difficult for many. You might have higher absenteeism, increased turnover, and a difficult time recruiting. You may have heard the expression, “Employees don’t leave companies, they leave managers.” It is true. High[…]
Share This: Here are the best articles we found for the month of October: What is Overtime and How Does it Work? Managing your employee’s time and overtime is essential for a business owner. It is an overhead cost that could be expensive if not managed effectively. Also, if you[…]
Share This: As an employer, you may find situations that may come up which would require changing employee schedules. It is important to know what your rights are as an employer to make these changes. It is also important to find methods to communicate and make changes to your employee[…]
Share This: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: In 2018, there were 68.9 million hires, an increase of 3.3 million from 2017. Total separations (quits, layoffs and discharges) rose by 2.6 million in 2018. Voluntary resignations rose for the ninth consecutive year reaching 40.1 million in 2018, up by[…]
Share This: Hiring great employees for your small business can be tricky if you don’t have effective interviewing skills and practices. You don’t want to make a mistake in your hiring decisions which could negatively impact your company in a costly way. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), businesses[…]
Share This: Giving performance reviews to your employees is an essential part of running a business. However, it is something managers and employees dread the most. Why? For the manager, it feels like it’s just another item on the to-do list. Only two out of ten employees feel their performance is managed[…]
Share This:As a small business owner finding hourly employees can be a challenge. According to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there are 81.9 million workers age 16 and older in the United States paid at hourly rates representing 58.5 percent of all wage and salary workers. […]