Image by Trieu P Nguyen via Flickr There was a time when employees were considered no different than the machine that was employed or used in businesses. Times have changed and the personal motivation and feelings of employees are no longer considered irrelevant in decision taking. However, it is important to note that no organizations can survive if it functions according to the whims and fancies of its employees. Employees may have suffered in the past because of unsympathetic business owners but that does not mean you should reverse the wheel and end up handing over control … [Read more...]
Allowing Employees To Dominate Decision Making Process Is Not Good For Business
April 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Saving Money on Rings
March 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you are shopping for jewelry before and after the engagement, you may be worried about the money involved. Wedding and engagement rings can certainly be expensive, but there are considerations to approach in order to save money. Take the following tips into account in order to save a bit on such rings: Wedding rings are an important purchase. While you don’t need to spend an inordinate amount of money on these, you also don’t want to pay for the ring over the course of its life. Saving money involves purchasing items that will stand the test of time, similar to a … [Read more...]
Flexible Working Hours – A Cool Way To Become A Employee Friendly Firm
March 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What are the advantages of offering a flexible working schedule for your employees? If you want the job done and are not bothered about the actual working hours of the employees, you can always use this option to portray yourself as an employee friendly organization. If you insist on eight solid hours of work and are not bothered whether the employee reaches office by ten in morning or twelve at noon, you can always use this option. Many persons are of the opinion that offering flexible timing is going to result in a fall in productivity. You will definitely face problems in the initial … [Read more...]
Downsizing Options: Consider a Move
March 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Businesses are lucky if they can hang on through this recession, and luckier if they can make a profit. Overhead is high no matter where it is and companies everywhere have to pare costs, weeding out the ones that can be minimized or done without entirely. Often the biggest expense for a business is the rent of the space and that can’t be minimized -- or can it? Moving a business can be an enormous project, even if the business is small, and then new business cards and envelopes have to be printed and the advertising layouts have to be changed. But, considering how much rent money could … [Read more...]
Want To Avoid Delay In Salary Disbursal? Here Are Some Tips
March 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Employees are willing to tolerate anything but one thing that they are not prepared to accept is delay in disbursal of salary. Well, it is one thing to hold absolute notions about such an issue. However, how can the employer manage if his or her clients are not prepared to clear bills on time? Make smart use of business credit cards. If you rely on your employees to get a lot of work done and are satisfied with the quality of performance, there is nothing wrong in borrowing money at high interest rates for short period to manage salary disbursal. Ideally, you should have funds enough to … [Read more...]
Managing Employee Aspirations Today- Not an Easy Task
March 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There was a time when employers never had to worry about the ambitions of their employees. A person, once he or she was gainfully employed, would wish to stay in the same job for the rest of his or her productive life. This tendency was particularly noticeable in middle class individuals who did not have a strong educational background. The option of studying when one is gainfully employed required too much hard work. On the whole, employers had very little to bother in terms of management of aspirations of employees. Today, an employee who has been working with you for the past four years … [Read more...]
Tackling Social And Domestic Problems Of Employees – Should You Get Involved?
March 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We all would like to settle into a rhythm where everything precedes according to plan without any complications or difficulty. We feel that we can function at top efficiency under such circumstances. However, can you expect your employees to adopt the same approach? Even if they do, is there any guarantee that they will enjoy stability in their lives? An employee who is going through a messy divorce will obviously face productivity issues. He or she may even try to enter into a relationship on the rebound in office. The last thing you want is the lover’s tiff affecting the quality of work … [Read more...]
Take On Debt to Pay Off Debt (and Save Money!)
March 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Paying bills can be very stressful, especially when they're plentiful and confusing. When you're drowning in paperwork, it's easy to forget that there’s an easier way, but there is; the process of consolidating your debts. That means taking multiple debts (the money you owe to the dentist, the telephone bill, the rent)--which typically would require you to pay each of them off separately and according to their individual terms--and combining them so that you only have to make one payment, with one rate. Consider car refinancing. In this process you would take out a loan on your car with … [Read more...]