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May 18, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

12 Things That Your Employees Don’t Like About You

12 Things That Your Employees Don’t Like About You

In my role as an employee relations consultant for both supervisors and employees at various companies, I’ve met with scores of workers who have voiced a litany of concerns about the things that they don’t like about their managers. The goal of this list below is not to pass judgment but…

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Satisfaction, unhappy employees

May 16, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Taking Charge- Dealing With An Angry Employee

Taking Charge- Dealing With An Angry Employee

What manager doesn’t dread the idea of dealing with an angry employee? How do you respond to an employee who is obviously angry? What if your employee yells at you? Should you yell back? Maybe just walk away until they calm down? Or, you can stand there and let them vent.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees Tagged With: abusive behavior in the workplace, angry employees

May 11, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Problem Employees- Are You To Blame?

Problem Employees- Are You To Blame?

Employee issues are not always so transparent. But, if you are wondering why an employee who had so much promise when you first hired them seems to be floundering, be sure that you are not contributing to their inability to be successful in the role.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees Tagged With: help with managing employees, help with problem employees, problem employees

May 9, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Compensation Guide: Fair Labor Standards Act Requirements

Compensation Guide: Fair Labor Standards Act Requirements

Should you pay an employee who answers the office phone over lunch break? Do you compensate a worker who is on-call while at home? Figuring out when to compensate workers can be tricky in some situations. This basic fact sheet will help business owners navigate the finer points of the…

Filed Under: Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Pay and Salary, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Fair Labor Standards Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act

May 6, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Professional Dress in the Workplace: Communicate Your Dress Code Policy

Professional Dress in the Workplace:  Communicate Your Dress Code Policy

Shorts and flip flops. Sneakers and sandals. Denim jackets, halter dresses and t-shirts. Sounds like the way people dress when they are taking a trip to the mall or the beach. These days, it’s also the dress code for many an employee in the modern workplace.

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Dress code, Dress code business, Dress code policy, How to Dress, What to wear to work, Work dress code

May 4, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Employer Recordkeeping Requirements Facts, Part 2

Employer Recordkeeping Requirements Facts, Part 2

Small businesses run on people power. Employing those people, however, requires business owners and managers to meet a number of obligations outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Here is part two of our guide to employer record keeping requirements.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employer record keeping requirements, Fair Labor Standards Act, recordkeeping requirements, the Fair Labor Standards Act

May 2, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Employer Record Keeping Requirements Facts, Part 1

Employer Record Keeping Requirements Facts, Part 1

Got records? The Fair Labor Standards Act says that, as an employer, you need to have them. Employer record keeping requirements aren’t complicated; but they are necessary to ensure your small business is compliant with federal regulations.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employer record keeping requirements, Fair Labor Standards Act, recordkeeping requirements, the Fair Labor Standards Act

April 28, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Tips on Orienting Your New Employee

Tips on Orienting Your New Employee

Transcript of ESBHR Podcast #22: Tips on Orienting Your New Employee I can’t believe that we are at the end of the hiring series of podcasts! Orienting employees during their first few days is an essential step and a management best practice that every business should incorporate into their new hiring process; no matter how small […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: hiring practices, inducting new employees, new employee guide, new employee orientation, New Hire Checklist, new staff orientation, orienting new employees

April 28, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast #22: Tips on Orienting Your New Employee

ESBHR Podcast #22: Tips on Orienting Your New Employee

Now that your new employee has been hired, what are your next steps for inducting your new employees? In Podcast #22, I’ll share with you 6 new employee orientation tips that you can use immediately.

Filed Under: Podcast, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: inducting new employees, new employee guide, new employee orientation, new staff orientation

April 27, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Finding the Key to Keeping Your Employees – Reducing Employee Turnover

Finding the Key to Keeping Your Employees – Reducing Employee Turnover

It’s estimated that employee turnover costs the average business owner 150 percent of the person’s salary. Between the hiring process and training, you put a lot of time and energy into finding the right people for your team. But, losing a talented and productive employee is a cost you can avoid.

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover Tagged With: Employee Retention, Employee Turnover, how to retain employees, Retaining Employees

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