Screening New Hires
Employee-screening companies offer one of the cheapest and fastest ways to help you hire successfully. Read story
Ellyn E. Spragins
Finding Management Temps
Listing of interim-management agencies. Read story
Outsourcing Your Top Management
Interim-management agencies provide seasoned executives to small companies without requiring a commitment. Read story
Fighting Workers' Comp Fraud
Problems with employees filing fraudulent workers' compensation claims. Read story
Detecting Fraud
Steps an employer can take to unmask workers' compensation fraud. Read story
Fraud Alert
Resources for spotting reporting worker's compensation fraud. Read story
Guiding Failed Employees
Helping employees who don't work out find new positions. Read story
Team-building Techniques
Team building techniques to motivate employees. Read story
Top Exec's Paychecks
Ernst Young chart comparing the salaries of top executives and CEOs. Read story
Getting Drug-free
Implementing sensitively designed employee drug-testing programs. Read story
How to Plan for Change
New book offering management tips for small businesses, focusing on staying ahead of the competition. Read story
Getting New Recruits on Track
New employee orientation approach helps new hires to understand the company what is expected of them. Read story
Affordable Wellness Programs
Promoting healthful habits in small businesses. Read story
Health-Care-Cost Headaches
NSBU chart of the percentage increase in health premiums for small business. Read story
Creating a Wellness Program
Various resources for promoting health programs within the company. Read story
How to Fire
Insight into successful firing and hiring practices. Read story
Lowering Turnover by Using Apprentices
Using an apprenticeship program to lower turnover and cut service time. Read story
The Cost of Sexual Harassment
The legal costs of sexual harassment and how to educate employees. Read story
Who's at Fault for Unemployment Overpayments?
Department of Labor chart depicting those responsible for unemployment overpayments. Read story
The Hidden Cost of Firing
Monitoring unemployment claims and tax rates to control costs. Read story
Steps to Discourage Harassment
Educating employees adopting a meaningful sexual-harassment policy. Read story
Sexual-Harassment Guides
Resource guides for understanding sexual harassment in the workplace. Read story
Test-driving Job Applicants
Assessing potential salespeople's skills by having them sell to you over the phone. Read story
An Employee Newsletter with Zing
Company newsletter as a creative way of communicating internally. Read story
How to Stay Awake at Meetings
A resource book on how to hold successful meetings Read story
Toting Up Total Compensation
Sharing employee-benefit costs with your staff. Read story
On-Site, Low-Cost Day Care
Mothers caring for babies at work. Read story
The Shape of Things to Come
Artificial Intelligence's effect on the workplace and the economy. Read story
ADA Hiring Incentives
Tax incentives for hiring the disabled. Read story
Where Do Employees Go?
Inc. 500 Chart on reasons employees left their companies. Read story
Just How Independent Are Those Workers?
Resources for evaluating the legal status of your independent contractors. Read story
Protecting Independent-Contractor Status
Correctly classifying independent-contractors to avoid penalties. Read story
Hiring Without the Guesswork
Useful tips on hiring and recruiting employees. Read story
The All-Purpose Incentive System
Implementing a well-rounded incentive program to increase productivity. Read story
T or F? Honesty Tests Really Work
Available honesty tests for hiring employees, their validity & a sample Inc. poll. Read story
Three Testing Goliaths
Information on three honesty test publishers. Read story
Preparing for the Americans with Disabilities Act
Staying in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read story
Where Would You Rather Work?
Chart comparing the benefits of small large companies. Read story
Bugging the Phones
Improving customer phone service by recording conversations. Read story
Recruiting on the Cheap
Inexpensive recruiting alternatives. Read story