By John Egan Restaurant owner and operator Jamal Wilson has a lot on his plate these days. Wilson, the founder and owner of a small chain of food halls, opened his first location, The Hall on The Yard in Orlando, in 2021. The Florida food hall has nine restaurants with 60 employees. Soon, Wilson will...
My first response is always, document, document, document. It is so important to document any issues involving employees so that should any of the issues escalate to termination, you have the proof you would need to defend your actions. I’ve gotten so many calls regarding the need to terminate an individual, but they are in...
By Kathryn Mayer Employers are spending more on overall compensation costs for workers, data out today from the Labor Department finds. Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $40.23 per hour worked in December 2022. Wage and salary costs averaged $28.37 and accounted for 70.5 percent of employer costs, while benefit...
The IRS sets the guidelines on who is considered an employee (receives a W-2) and a contractor (receives a 1099). Employers need to make sure they have properly classified these individuals because the government is coming down hard on violators. It’s important to understand that a contractor is not an employee. They don’t receive...
By Paul Bergeron There are plenty of unique challenges when trying to recruit and retain hourly employees in high-turnover industries, such as retail, food service and convenience stores. In fact, turnover last year for full-time convenience store sales associates was 130 percent—and 152 percent for part-timers, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores’...
We like to blame COVID for the lack of available workers. While it may have contributed, it is not the sole reason. With baby boomers dropping out of the workforce, there would’ve been a shortage, even if COVID never happened.
Every Monday, one of the leaders in my networking group shares a positive quote to inspire us at the start of the workweek. I look forward to them as it is a shot in the arm to get me started. Many of you know that I am a huge football fan. While an avid Dolphin...
By Kathy Gurchiek The four-day workweek has been gaining momentum around the world in the last year. A majority of employers who’ve tried the schedule, predominantly in Europe, plan to continue to pay employees for 40 hours for 32 hours of work. The decision comes after they tested the waters with a six-month pilot program...
You have to think outside the box. You have to understand the new generation and what motivates them. If you always do what you’ve always done, you’re gonna see the same results. Time to foster change.
I have found in training employees, explaining why they’re doing the task, helps them understand the task and gives them a purpose. Knowing how you contribute to the success of an organization makes all the difference.
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