Employment Background Checks Protect Employers and the Workplace
Employment background checks are no longer the exception at even the smallest companies, because they are just as vulnerable to the same problems, or even threats, as the largest corporations.
Read MoreEmployee Retention Is a Valuable Component of a Successful Business
Employee-retention costs are minor when compared to the loss of sales, productivity and profits that are virtually guaranteed to occur if you don’t make a conscious effort to develop a dynamic and very tangible employee-retention policy or program.
Read MoreEmployee-Turnover Costs: Pull Your Head from the Sand and Take Control!
Employee-turnover costs may not be a problem at your business, but it’s likely to be, since most of the research suggests that less than 50% of businesses have a statistical system to capture, calculate and analyze the cost of losing employees.
Read MoreEmployee Turnover Is Costing You More Than You Realize
Employee turnover will happen; but, you, a smart business owner, don’t want to make the mistake that too many business owners make: They know to the penny their labor and operational costs, but not their employee-turnover costs.
Read MoreHow Employers Can Reduce the Time and Stress of Employee Reviews
Employee reviews or performance appraisals are important components of labor management. They are not just the means to rate employees’ work record, but can also improve the employer-employee relationship and productivity; all of which are important to the bottom line. Employee reviews can also be time-consuming and stressful, as any employer is likely to have a small percentage of employees that will receive mediocre or poor reviews. Excellent preparation for each employee performance appraisal is the key. That starts with a detailed review process that could consist of the following...
Read MoreNew Federal HIRE Act May Not Increase Employment, Says Business Owners
When the federal Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE) became law, its purpose was to provide tax incentives to employers to hire more of the high number of unemployed. Employers (including nonprofit organizations) will be exempt from paying their share of Social Security taxes on wages paid from March 19 through Dec. 31 for new employees hired after Feb. 3, 2010. An important fine-print point is that, to qualify, those new hires must have worked 40 hours or less during the 60 days prior to their hire date. Employers also receive a $1,000 credit on their business income tax...
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