The economy is booming—and that means employees who have been loyal to your business for years might quietly be searching for new jobs. Just how happy are your small business employees? To find out, QuickBooks Payroll surveyed 1,000 employees at companies with 20 or fewer workers. Here’s what they learned—and what it means to your […]
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By Joyce Russell It is no secret that we are experiencing a candidate-driven market. With the U.S. unemployment rate continuing to hover around 4% and many U.S. businesses feeling more optimistic and ready to hire than in recent times, both active and passive job seekers are being presented with more opportunities to engage with companies.
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Finding and keeping qualified small business employees is more challenging than ever. With job openings growing and unemployment at record lows, one way to attract candidates to your business—and retain the employees you already have—is to offer the ability to work remotely. Working remotely is a popular benefit for employees, but before allowing remote work,
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As you add new members to your team, making them feel welcome can go a long way in helping the onboarding process go easier and more quickly. Your employees will appreciate the effort and will remember how you treated them as new hires. That’s why we asked 15 successful entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC)
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In 1908, a New England cotton mill instituted the first rule that Jewish workers would not have to work on Saturdays, their Sabbath. A few years later, in 1926, Henry Ford opted to close his factories on Sunday, too—and so began the five-day work week as we know it. For nearly a century, businesses have
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Finding top talent isn’t easy, nor is it cheap. Small businesses are especially at a disadvantage when it comes to recruiting employees because they may not have the funds to spend on attracting top talent to their firms. And once great employees have been hired, retaining them becomes equally challenging. Larger companies are able to
When you’re trying to hire a new employee, what you see on paper is never the whole story. In fact, what you see on paper can be downright misleading. So what attitudes and abilities should an interviewer look for once they have a candidate in a room? Is it better to value someone who’s a self-starter, or
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Everyone wants to work in an environment that is supportive of their wants and needs. However, many companies have set a standard where the perks make work seem more like a clubhouse than a work environment. Some perks can even become distractions, especially if they’re not wanted or usable. To find out which perks employers should reconsider offering their workers, we asked members
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Technology has started to feel like a four-letter word these days—especially in the business world. Stand by the water cooler and you might hear chatter among employees about what programs, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, will mean for the future of jobs. As this technology comes to life, many people fear for their
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When it comes to building a strong company culture, the human resources (HR) department remains the undisputed champion of employee relations. This department is tasked with listening to and reacting to team member demands, while simultaneously deploying new systems that’ll better employee lives. That’s not a small undertaking. If you’re responsible for any aspect of
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