Small Business Coaching & Training
There are those in business who subscribe to this theory that once you are fired you are poison. You should be cast off with the lepers, never to be employed again. While this may give a hiring manager a gruff-tough guy appearance, it is going to cause them to miss some good folks. So when looking at and…
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What You Need to Know About The Affordable Care Act for Small Business I recently interviewed John Seybold with Employer Flexible to get a summary of how small businesses are affected by the new Obamacare program. Who is affected by the new health plans? The requirement applies to companies with 50 or more employees. …
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Termination is an inevitable part of employment. EVERY employee will terminate from your place of business – sooner or later. They may make it until they retire or they could even die on the job, but chances are pretty good most of your employees will leave long before they retire or die. (I can prove…
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When firing an employee, it’s all about semantics. As “The Donald” would say, “Yah Fie-yad!” But the kinder and gentler person might want to soften the situation and couch it like this, “Bruce we are going to have to lay you off. The bottom line is either way you won’t be working here come tomorrow.”…
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How to Fire An Employee – Employee At Will I have a number of friends who are in business for themselves. Some of them will call me when they find themselves dealing with a dicey human resources matter. Without fail, the most common question I am asked is, “ Can I fire him?” Based upon…
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Hiring Freelance Workers For Your Business Projects Many small businesses have project work that need assistance with from time time, but don’t want to add staff or pay high consulting fees to get the work done. This may mean that you wind up doing the work yourself 0r even choose to pass on a good…
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Employee Termination Done Right The old adage is this; practice makes perfect. But if you don’t get the opportunity to practice how do you get better? You read, you study, you consult with people who are well versed in the subject and come up with your style or solution to the problem. Hopefully, for those…
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Why Small Business Should Pay Attention to Unions NLRB affects all employers, even those without unions Most small business owners I speak with are far more worried about their next customer than they are about government agencies like the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). However, with recent changes, small businesses may be affected. Here are…
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How to Organize Your Small Business Information One of the toughest things for a small business owner to manage is the flow of information, whether it is business or personal. If you aren’t careful, you can swiftly get lost in a swamp of personal contacts, vendor payment information, IRS forms, and human resources transactional information…
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Employment at Will & Right to Work. What’s the Difference? As a small business owner, understanding the dos and don’ts of hiring and firing can be daunting. Have you ever asked yourself this kind of question? “If an employee has already submitted his/her two weeks notice, can I legally ‘fire’ them during that two…
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