Benefits for your employees can be a step in a positive direction for growth and employee satisfaction. Good employees often feel undervalued without a robust benefits package; something that most employers would hope to avoid. The issue for employers is often only...
Why it’s important to proceed with caution during job interviews
When an employee departs or there's a pressing need to expand your workforce, you, the business owner, will work with your hiring manager to examine your options for bringing in a new employee and finalize any job posting for the new position. Once this is complete...
Workplace Safety On The Road: Tractor-Trailer Employers’ Challenges and Solutions
Dangerous jobs come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and some that you may not expect. The jobs that are commonly considered hazardous, like firefighting, police work and power line work, present some obvious challenges that could put workers in direct danger....
Workplace Diversity
One of the defining characteristics of America has always been its diverse people. This melting pot of cultures, genders and ideals, with equal rights, has helped to create the global competitive edge that we have today. As we have developed as a country, certain...
Raising Minimum Wage and Implications for Employers
What's going on with minimum wage? Employers must be aware that there is somewhat of a discrepancy between the federal minimum wage and the cost of living in 2016. This past Sunday, July 24, was the seventh year that the federal minimum wage has remained the same,...
Firing or Terminating An Employee
The day will come as an employer when you know you have a tough decision in front of you. Firing an employee can be an uncomfortable experience for both of you and it is a matter that should be handled pragmatically and with delicacy. In a worst case scenario, your...
