Tag Archives: human resources

When you have a knowledgeable employee, you have a better chance of selling the products your home improvement store offers. A trend in contractor training is the use of quick mobile videos to teach courses on business practices and safety, according to …

Walmart will be doing away with minimum wage in the beginning of 2015, according to a Forbes article. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made this promise in October, but has now hinted at a deadline. “We’re going to make changes in a few months …

There are many ways to reward employees without handing out bonuses or promotions. Sometimes a heart-felt “thank you” can go a long way. The following Inc. article provides a list of 20 techniques to reward employees without “spending a dime.” While …

A Florida judge has ordered Lowe’s Home Centers Inc. to pay $4.6 million to human resources employees and their attorneys in a nationwide class-action lawsuit. The Lowe’s human resources employees had sued the home improvement retailer in 2012, claiming that Lowe’s …

Jeremy Kinsley was a guest on Entrepreneur’s Insight radio show talks about how inspired leaders produce results. While many people are given the title of leader, a lot of them don’t elicit results because they don’t communicate in a way that inspires action …

In the year 2016, new labor laws about overtime practice are expected to take place. According to an article by the National Retail Federation, in order for retailers to voice their opinions on the topic, they must speak up in …

As 2014 draws to a close, the health care topic continues to remain at the top of everyone’s mind. Hardware Retailing’s November issue addresses some very important questions in a great Q&A article format authored by industry expert Bob Chiesa, …

Small businesses across the United States added 102,000 jobs in October, up nearly 10 percent from September. This increase is the second six-figure number in the past year and marks the second-straight month of growth since the summer slump. Small …