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| Many Causes Push Up Costly Absenteeism |
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| Absenteeism continues to rise, costing employers thousands of dollars per employee each year. A recent survey finds the absenteeism rate in 2006 was up 8.7 percent over the 2005 rate. And it’s not an increase in sickness that’s causing the absenteeism rise. Learn what’s causing absenteeism…and what employers are doing to control it. Click “Full Article.” |
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| How Horseplay at Work Triggers Workers Comp |
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An employee "goofs off" while at work and is injured. Is the injury covered by workers compensation? An employee gets involved in "horseplay" and gets injured? Is the employee entitled to workers comp benefits? A recent court decision in Colorado reminds employers that sometimes, employees injured while engaged in personal horseplay do get awarded workers comp benefits. For an explanation, click "Full Article." |
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| Benchmarking - How To Make It Work For You |
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Best Practice Benchmarking For Small Business
 Today's small business owner is confronted with new business problems and opportunities on a regular basis. Running a company requires the ability to look outside the business for solutions, ideas, and best practices. However, borrowing ideas and best practices can be wrought with danger. Read the Full Article below to learn what big business already knows about benchmarking best practices and how to effectively borrow or steal ideas, tactics, and strategies.
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| Timely Tips on Tip Reporting for Restaurant Owners |
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Failing to report tip income can lead to trouble with the IRS — not only for your staff members, but also for your restaurant. Click Full Article for a rundown of the reasons why businesses in the food and beverage industry need to accurately report tip income. |
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| Barbie-Bratz Rumble: An Alert to Employers |
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What might the battle of the dolls have to do with you? It's about the lawsuits between the owners of the Barbie doll line and the Bratz doll line. The lawsuits involve the issue of intellectual property rights. In other words, who owns an employee's creative output? The employee? Or the employer? For a quick look at the Barbie-Bratz feud, and what an employer can learn from it, click "Full Article."
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| Good Boss or Bad Boss? |
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Bosses are often the determining factor in whether an employee quits or stays on at a job. Click "Full Article" for a lesson on how you shouldn't treat your employees and take a quiz to see how you measure up as a leader.
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| Job Abandonment: Grounds to Fire Employee? |
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Your employee is injured on the job. There's no question that the injury is job-related, but is it a simple case of worker's compensation? Click "Full Article" for help in knowing the right steps to take.
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