Finding the perfect employee to meet your company's needs takes time. Understanding how to find that employee who is the perfect fit also takes knowledge and practice. According to a Gallup study, 70% of American workers are not fully engaged in their work. This may be due to the fact 53% are unhappy with their work. Hiring the right person who is not only a perfect fit for your company but who also loves what they are doing requires effective...more
It is said that managing employees is the hardest part of running any business. Often, business owners and managers spend the majority of their time simply trying to make the employees work well with one another. It's important, therefore, to train employees well and get good management tips in all aspects so as to make the business run better. That is why this article will provide a variety of different ideas for teaching employees to use their...more
Employee Sickness Costs UK Billions Each Year An analysis carried by the CBI and insurer AXA revealed that 172 million sick days are lost to absence at a cost to the UK economy of nearly twenty billion pounds.With approximately 12 percent of sick days being described as bogus and most of these coinciding with the weekend, then it is not surprising that employers believe that they are being used as a means to extend the time off of staff members.What this means to you as an employer is that per employee you are losing well over six hundred pounds and close on seven working days.It is easy to concentrate on the obvious cost to you but due consideration has to be given to the indirect costs of these inconsiderate actions and these include the time taken by you to organise agency staff or bring others in on overtime and also the drop in client confidence in your company cannot be underestimated nor ignored.Apart from the obvious statistics of direct monetary and man hour loss, you must also take into account the additional time and effort that you will now have to put in to organise cover for this member of staff, inclusive of arranging overtime or the use of agency staff and...more
The Internet was abuzz this past year with the Steven Slater incident on the Jet Blue flight. He was the flight attendant who got annoyed with a demanding passenger and announced his irritation on the plane's PA system and then quit his job by dramatically taking a beer and sliding down the plane's emergency slide. Clearly he was not happy at...more
Can employees/contract labourers be deemed as 'producers' under Geographical Indication (GI) Act ? Subsequent to my application for the rectification of GI No. 121 ‘Tirupathi Laddu', I have written a letter to the GI Registry with the following contents. "The crux of the matter referenced above lies in the interpretation of...more
Engraved Plaques: Giving a Well Deserved Award for Employees Giving awards is a way to recognize someone's accomplishments. Whenever a person is given an award, it simply means that he has excelled and showed talent, that is far superior compared to the rest of the group. In literature, it is common to see someone receiving the Pulitzer award or the Noble Award. The award giving bodies not only boost someone's name into immortality but it also recognizes a person's accomplishments in the given field that he has dedicated his life into. Even if you are not part of the committee deciding on whom to award the Noble Peace award, you could still be conducting award ceremonies in your own company. If you are having trouble with your people's productivity, giving them the recognition they deserve may be the best thing that could make things spike up in terms of productivity without even giving out unnecessary raise. In a person's psyche, self actualization may be the highest among the pyramid of priorities according to Maslow. Since this is the last thing that he needs to accomplish, recognizing this may enable to make a person feel valued to what he does. In fact, this is how...more
There are some instances when your company, whether big or small, would have to hire additional employees to match the demands of your consumers. Some companies and businesses experience emergencies and resort to immediate hiring, which is can result...more
Employee Satisfaction Survey Samples Most people want to earn some money online and they have tried many money taking surveys sites. But there are a lot of scams on the internet. And how can you identify the scams effectively? Most...more
Occam's Razor and How to Reduce Employee Turnover Occam's Razor: 'When all things are equal, the simplest solution is probably right'This principle, the simplified translation, is attributed to a 14th Century Franciscan friar named...more
Recognizing the Contributions of Employees of Abuja Companies It is important that employees feel that their contributions are both valued and recognized. In the traditional top-down organizations, it is usually management that designs and...more
Building Maintenance: Providing Your Employees with Peace of Mind Buildings and office spaces are part of an entrepreneur's business investments. These are important in fulfilling the demands of business production. In Minnesota, some...more
The numbers are growing louder, even as the sound fades for more noise battered Americans, most of them of working age. Loss of hearing is currently a problem for about 22 million Americans. The National Institute on Aging claims that 28% of working...more