You need to address issues as the issues occur and be clear as to your concerns. Let your employees know what you expect moving forward and what the consequences are if workplace issues resurface. And of course you always have these types of conversations in private.
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Attendance Policy Checklist for Small Businesses
Do your employees know what to do when they need time off work or even if such time off is allowed? Instead of relying on word of mouth, craft a detailed attendance policy that keeps every supervisor and worker on the same page.
10 Steps to Beating Benefits Bewilderment and Simplifying Employee Benefits Communication
Reviewing healthcare benefits packages can be as much fun for your employees as having elective root canal surgery. Let’s face it, the only time employees really show an interest in a benefits plan is when they are facing a major health crisis
Are You a Micro Manager? How to Take That “Micro” Out of Your Style
Nit-picky. Anxious. Overbearing. These are just a few of the associations many workers make with a supervisor who is a micro manager.
Easy and Cheap Ways to Build Employee Morale
When you’re trying to create a productive and cooperative workplace, improving employee morale is key. When employees are happy, they’ll want to stay with the company, be more productive, and offer ideas worthy of PhDs, which can help improve the business even more. Perks are a great way to do this, but unfortunately not every […]
How To Choose HR Services: Tips For Small Businesses
How much time are you spending in the “HR office” instead of your own office? If your business does not have an HR professional on staff or an HR services provider waiting on call, you could be shortchanging your company and spreading your talents too thin. HR specialists can help with a number of tasks, […]
The Remote Workforce: Tips for How to Manage Employees
Did you know that 45 million Americans work from home and another 24 million work from a client/customer work site? From employees working from home to sales staff in the next state, supervisors increasingly find themselves tasked with learning how to manage employees who work somewhere other than the corporate office. And though employees who […]
How To Reward Staff
Transcript of Podcast # 26: How To Reward Employees Thanks for tuning in to Easy Small Business HR’s Employee Hiring and Managing Tips. Similar to episode #24, this podcast focuses on another very popular blog topic: how to reward staff. I’m thrilled that so many small business owners and supervisors recognize how important it is to […]
8 Clues That Signal That You May Need To Change Your Management Style
Transcript of ESBHR Podcast #24: 8 Clues That Signal That You May Need To Change Your Management Style Listen to the audio. Supervising employees as we all know can be complicated. If you are faced with employees who are under-performing, or who are disruptive at work, it adds an additional burden to an already demanding job. But, […]
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…
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