You’ve tried everything – contests, incentive programs and employee appreciation days, yet you’re still losing employees faster than you can hire them. Sometimes just by switching up one or two things can get the gum out of the works and get things moving again. Try giving one of
When I say “ER” what do you think of? If you thought emergency room, you guessed incorrectly. “Employee Retention” was what I was talking about but most of us business owners dread the discussion just
How Sticky is Your Staff? Meaning, how good is your employee retention? Are you able to find and keep outstanding staff, or are there some weak spots? And, if there are weak spots…where are they? We have se
QUIZ: Are you an Employee Engagement Genius? Employee Engagement is more than the latest buzzword, its critical to employee retention, and with today’s cost…that is critical! How do you rate? Take the quiz. * Takes 5 Minutes (25 quick questions). Your results will be emailed to you immediately. You
Tuesday, April 8th President Obama signed an Executive Order increasing the minimum wage for federal worker’s to $10.10 per hour, requiring reporting of wages, and barring policies discouraging or prohibiting discussions amongst workers about wages. The directives, which were signed on National Eq
After serving our country many veterans come back to civilian life with very strenuous challenges…one of which is finding high quality jobs. Military veterans tend to face higher unemployment rates (9.9% in 2012 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics), higher rates of job-impacting disabilitie
4 days and counting… Are you ready for the first Affordable Care Act deadline? If you are like most business owners you are stunned that there is looming deadline that applies to you. Yes, you. Even if you don’t have 50 employees, even if you have less than 25 employees, in fact according to Healthc
“We are a non-smoking company” that is the declaration of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and thousands of other employers around the country. But the question is it legal? And, “can I ban employees from smoking in my business”? Well, not so fast, the answer is a little complicated. A
You Must Pay At Least $9.00/hour – This one is obvious. If you are currently pay lower than $9/hour you must at least meet or beat the new min. wage requirements. So that means for your cleaning wages, travel time, meeting times, loading and unloading, flyering, etc. it all must be paid at no less t
Last month the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. Still, states and advocacy organizations are fretting over the new regulation making it is easy for us to get caught up in the rhetoric, and lose sight of what’s important to our business. Regardless of how you feel about the fact, t
