Employee Handbooks: Providing Clear Expectations Between Employers, Employees
A good employee handbook records the company’s rules and communicates them to your employees in an easy, understandable way. If a handbook is well drafted, it provides helpful information on what’s expected from employees and what they can expect from their employer.
Value Of An Employee Handbook
A good employee handbook records the company’s rules and communicates them to your employees in an easy, understandable way. If a handbook is well drafted, it provides helpful information on what’s expected from employees and what they can expect from their employer. It can also provide the foundation for any employment decisions you need to make and – if the situation arises – form the backbone for the defense of many lawsuits brought against you by employees.
The Importance of Onboarding New Employees
Onboarding gives new employees practical information and confidence as they start out in their new position.
Setting Up New Employees For Success
Nothing can be more damaging to getting a new employee off on the right foot than doing a poor job with onboarding.
In Praise Of Training: Why You Need To Spend The Time (And Money) To Train Your Employees
Ensuring that your employees and managers receive training on your policies is just as important as having sound policies in the first place.
Two Tools For Resolving Employee Conflict and Improving Morale
Is your shop a hotbed of employee conflict? Even if we look only at generational differences, it’s not hard to see why employees can butt heads and morale can suffer. Millennials are replacing Gen Xers, who displaced the Baby Boomers before them. Each group grew up in a vastly different world, and each has their
Motivating Employees Through Recognition
In the last issue of Shop Owner, I talked about the need for receiving feedback from your employees and how important it
is to improving your leadership abilities. Another element of an effective leader is that he or she delivers feedback to employees in the form of recognition.
An Introduction To Employment Agreements
Some of the most common questions I hear are, “Can I do that?” “Can I require that behavior?” “Can I make this policy change?” and – most notably – “Can I fire him?” Today, our question is, “Can I ask my employees to sign that?”
Avoiding Lawsuits: How To Save Your Company Money
While every company would prefer to not get sued, chances are it will happen. So, if you’re interested in learning about some common issues with fairly simple solutions that could save your company thousands (or millions) of dollars if you are sued, please, read on.
Anatomy Of A Lawsuit Not ‘As Seen On TV’
For employers new to the litigation arena, one of the most common questions I’m asked is, “What happens next?” However, by the time you are sued, the battle has already been partially fought. So let’s talk about best practices leading up to being served with a suit that may help you avoid costly litigation or limit its impact, as well as what to expect when you’re expecting a claim.
