The ideal office solutions for an agile business The term “agile working” is one you are probably familiar with, but whether you can precisely define it is another question. It is often mistaken for “flexible working” – but, as ITProPortal explains, the former’s “concept and scope is much broader and often difficult to define”. That’s because agile working can take place … [Read more...] about The Ideal Office Solutions for an Agile Business
Managing Employees
9 Tips to Stand Out with an Email to Your Potential Employee
When you want to find the right person for the job, communication is key. With so many emails going unanswered these days you need to know the secrets of the pros that will have prospective employees reading every word you have to say. Take a look at these proven tips from the recruitment professionals, and you’ll know everything there is to know about ensuring you stand … [Read more...] about 9 Tips to Stand Out with an Email to Your Potential Employee
Managing Remote Workers and Productivity
There are many naysayers in this area of discussion and the ongoing debate is whether remote workers are actually doing their work, contracting it out to a team of workers in India, have made an algorithm to automate production, or hitting the bong and listening to Linkin Park. Actually, while the older generation might think this; simply, all of this satire is seriously … [Read more...] about Managing Remote Workers and Productivity
Seven – and a Half! Office Party Themes for Your Growing Business
Photo by Antenna on Unsplash As your company grows and you hire employees, you’ll want to start throwing a party every once in a while. You don’t always need a specific reason to throw a party; sometimes you can do it sheerly for the sake of getting the people who work for you into a room together to blow off some steam and get the endorphins pumping. Put the “live” in … [Read more...] about Seven – and a Half! Office Party Themes for Your Growing Business
Motivating Employees –Three Simple Ways to Become a Great Leader
Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash Motivating employees is important to your business or workgroup. As the leader, you will find that it is your responsibility to keep the troops motivated during good times and bad. As a sales manager for various companies, I found that motivating employees was the most important job I had. I soon learned that if I did nothing else … [Read more...] about Motivating Employees –Three Simple Ways to Become a Great Leader
Recovering Unpaid Overtime by Hiring a Professional Employment Attorney
Both employer and employee have their respective rights and duties. This is to ensure a balanced relationship. To ensure smooth payment to an employee or a worker from an employer, the Fair Labour Standard Act (FLSA) requires every employer to pay for all hours of work delivered to him. Who deserves overtime? If an employee has worked more than forty hours a week, he or … [Read more...] about Recovering Unpaid Overtime by Hiring a Professional Employment Attorney
Essential Steps Needed When Hiring Your Company’s First Employees
The US Small Business Administration revealed that there are 30.7 million small businesses in the country as of 2019. These businesses hired 47.3 percent of the nation’s total private workforce. If you have your own small business and plans to start hiring employees to expand your company, there are several things you need to do first before starting your hiring … [Read more...] about Essential Steps Needed When Hiring Your Company’s First Employees
What Do Background Checks Show?
In today’s information era, background checks are commonly performed by employers that yearn to know about the people they’re investing in. By executing background checks, you can secure higher employee retention, hiring high-quality staff who fit with your company culture. Adding employees to your presently constructed team presents business risks, which you can overcome … [Read more...] about What Do Background Checks Show?
How to Perform Employee Background Checks: What You Need to Know
Whether you’ve recently launched your own business, or you have many years of experience under your belt, it’s only natural that you will want to have the best employees working for you. When hiring people for your business, the process can be long and tiring, but it’s always better to be safe than sorry, and ensure that no employees have any skeletons in the closet! Even if … [Read more...] about How to Perform Employee Background Checks: What You Need to Know
How to Hire and Retain Good Employees
Hiring good employees is not only important to business, it is essential. Employees are the heart and soul of a business; they are the mechanism that makes a business run; they are the breath of life that enables a business to be something more than an idea. A business cannot run unless someone (employees, in this case) is doing the work. Any intelligent business owner should … [Read more...] about How to Hire and Retain Good Employees
