As a small business owner, you run through a host of things you have to do on a daily basis. At times it can seem like a real grind, yes?
The responsibilities you have running your own small company can include:
- Maintaining and keeping your budget intact;
- Making sure customers are happy with the service they receive;
- Marketing and advertising so your business gets in front of as many eyes as possible;
- Hiring and retaining the best employees possible.
That last task can be especially challenging these days given the fact that more and more employees are coming and going in jobs. The days of someone staying at a business for 40+ years and retiring with a company watch are fewer and fewer.
Do You Have the Right Workers?
With that in mind, finding the right workers takes on added pressure.
As too many running companies have discovered over time, constantly losing employees and training new workers gets costly. In fact, it can be one of the more expensive items a small business owner has to deal with.
So, how can you hire and keep some of the best at your small business?
Along with competitive wages and benefits, it is important that all employees are treated fairly. One of the biggest gripes that can surface, especially in a smaller office setting, is that one or more workers are receiving preferential treatment.
This issue can manifest itself in different ways, but especially along the lines of one or more workers essentially come and go as they please, this while others stick to a rigid 9 to 5 (or whatever the mandated hours are) clock.
One way you can help defuse this issue is by having convenient scheduling software in place.
Face it, some workers will try and circumvent the schedule you have in place. While there are obviously legitimate reasons at times why workers need to come in late and/or leave early, there are also times where employees are selectively testing the boundaries to see what they can get away with.
By having solid scheduling software in place, you can be on the same page when it comes to communicating and coming up with the right schedule for your hourly employees.
Not only will the right scheduling software make your employees better equipped to meet the daily workplace tasks at hand, but it will also free up a little more of your time to concentrate on budgets, customer service, marketing, and advertising and much more.
Author: Dave Thomas writes for a variety of websites on topics such as human resources and running a small business.
Published: October 2, 2014
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