Employee productivity
Working without direct supervision from your boss comes with privileges like more freedom and flexibility to your work schedule. However, distractions can take away your focus and make you unproductive. For most of us, Google Chrome is the go-to web browser for day to day tasks. It is feature-filled, and the consistent improvements have made […]
Most business owners and managers have to deal with employees who consistently disregard instructions. These workers always find excuses, miss deadlines, and seem to blatantly ignore directives and procedures. However, even the most experienced leaders can still find managing difficult employees challenging. So, what should you do when you discover an employee not following directions? […]
If you’ve ever worked as an intern on a government construction project, you might have come across theDavis-Bacon Act of 1931. Perhaps, if you’re a contractor, those words might have deterred you from bidding on a federal-funded project. Technically, Davis-Bacon is the name of a piece of prevailing wage legislation. However, people use it to […]
Working 80 hours a weekor more can affect your health and productivity. However, there are legitimate reasons you may have to work that long. This is especially true if you want to be at the forefront of your job, career, or industry. Is It Possible to Work for Extremely Long Hours? Leading entrepreneurs and businesspeople […]
The government of California had earlier decided on January 1, 2020, to implement a new, state-wide minimum wage in 15 localities. The state government pegged the minimum wage at $13.00 per hour for employers with 26-99 employees and $12.00 for employers with fewer than 25 employees. Some municipalities within the state have pegged the California […]
Working from home may bring comfort and convenience, but it also means you’ll look at the same view day after day. Pretty soon, you’ll understand why your dog chews the furniture while you’re gone. Of course, having a monotonous environment can be debilitating to your creativity and productivity. Thankfully, there is an easy way to […]
People think that working from home is such an easy job. The truth is, with no one watching you, you get to do whatever you want. You get to rant on Twitter for hours to end. You get to play Fornite whenever you want and beat those teenagers on home quarantine. Oh, and you can […]
If you care about your business and want to grow it (and who doesn’t?), you need to be innovating, reinventing and systemising. You and your staff also need to be learning — continuously. YouTube and TED Talks are powerful and free learning tools to explore new ideas and approaches, but so are business blogs. You […]
With the World Health Organization officially declaring the Coronavirus a pandemic, companies around the globe are forced to take their businesses to their homes. The threat is undeniably alarming, which is why it is important to follow protocols for home quarantine to flatten the curve. Remote workers won’t find this inconvenient, especially since they are […]
In most — if not all — developed countries in the world, there is a minimum wage in place to protect workers, and these protections are usually enshrined in federal industrial relations laws. Minimum wage varies from country to country, state to state, and even city to city, with local laws and federal laws sometimes […]
New employees — apart from the first week or so when they are being on-boarded and getting to know the workplace, their colleagues and projects — are arguably at their most productive. They are keen to impress their boss, form positive relationships and build trust with their customers, clients and workmates. Check on that same […]
