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Employee Paid Vacation – Expense or Investment?
Although the American average vacation time per year has gone down a bit over the years, time away from work is still extremely important to your typical employee. In this growing economy where business owners are squeezing every last drop of production out of their limited payroll dollars, it’s a great time to consider the…
Read MoreAttracting, Motivating and Retaining Employees in a Booming Economy
As the economy heats up, businesses are growing and being pushed to the limit as far as their people bandwidth. With a 3.5% unemployment rate, maintaining a reliable and motivated team is essential in a booming economy, people are the greatest asset a business has. As a small business, you have a disadvantage over larger…
Read MoreThe Importance of Employee Relationship Management – for Owners and Managers
Employee relationship management is a key tool smart companies use to manage all interactions with employees, ultimately to achieve the goals of the organization. The value of an owner or manager understanding their role and playing it out to its maximum potential is the most effective method nurturing employee relationships and dealing with inevitable problems…
Read MoreHow Holiday’s and Holiday Pay Work in California law
With several National holidays just around the corner, it is a good time to review employer’s obligations to accommodate requests for time off for holidays and set up best pay practices during holiday leaves. Let’s also look at the rules surrounding holiday time off and how other paid and unpaid time off integrates with those…
Read MoreThe Importance of Managing Employee Leave
When it comes to leave management, it is more critical than ever that you understand the various leaves and how they affect your company. You also need to have policies in place to manage and record employee leaves. We’re referring to the multiple state and federal leaves employees are entitled to, the tangled web of…
Read MoreEngaged or Disengaged – Are Your Employees Contributing or Extracting from Your Business?
Engaged or Disengaged – Are Your Employees Contributing or Extracting from Your Business? How much your employees are engaged, or disengaged, can make the difference between success and failure of your business. Understanding the various levels of engagement, which range from actively engaged to toxically disengaged, can help you determine the root of the problem…
Read MoreHire Like the Pros II
In Part I of our Hire Like the Pros series, we detailed the process of setting up a good hire, creating a compelling job description and job post, preparing your questions and getting your job ad on appropriate job boards. Now let’s look as some tips on structuring a good interview, as well as the…
Read More2 Weeks Notice – Handling the Final Paycheck
Picture the scene – your employee surprises you one day and notifies you that they are resigning and giving you 2 weeks notice. What are your options and what is the “best practice” to handle the employee’s departure in a way that protects your business and meets compliance so you don’t end up in front…
Read MoreBulletproof! Preventing Common Wage and Hour Claims
Define the Employee’s Status The status of your employees should be clearly defined at the time of hire or lateral move. Are they part-time/full-time, exempt salary, non-exempt hourly, hourly plus commission, piecework, commission, or something else? This is key as it will dictate whether you track hours, provide benefits, track overtime, provide for meal periods…
Read MoreHow to Manage Growth in the Tightening Labor Market
The headlines above are just from recent posts regarding the tightening US labor market. There is no doubt things are changing amidst a supercharged economy and will get even tighter as companies gain long term confidence in the economy, tax rates and lessened regulation. This is great news for business, but also presents challenges as…
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