Consultant Roberto Castellón, whose areas of expertise include finance, access to capital and business operations, spoke with Hardware Retailing about national overtime changes that are set to take effect Dec. 1. Castellón works for a Florida branch of America’s Small …
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Retailers may have more time to prepare for the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rule if a bill becomes law. This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 246 to 177 in favor of legislation to delay the start date of the overtime …
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Recruiting and retaining quality employees are essential to the success of your business. Keeping your employees loyal, productive and happy means maintaining a positive work culture in your store, providing recognition and fostering engagement. The National Federation of Independent Business …
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A trade association that opposes the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rules is pushing to delay when the regulations take effect. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) submitted a letter this week asking the Department of Labor to reconsider the Dec. 1 start …
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Once you find those employees who fit your company culture and deliver high customer service consistently, you want to keep them. While every hard-working employee deserves a good wage and pay raises, money isn’t the only motivator. Employees usually place …
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If you are looking for ways to improve your business by developing and retaining a stellar staff and providing excellent customer service, then take some lessons from Disney. After 16 years working for the entertainment company, former executive vice president Lee Cockerell wrote …
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Walmart is trying out a new method for offering fixed employee scheduling at approximately 650 stores, according to The Wall-Street Journal. The system allows select employees to have a set schedule for six months at a time, rather than finding out three …
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For the past year, hourly employees at restaurants and chains like Starbucks, McDonald’s and Old Navy have been able to personally find and schedule coworkers to cover their work shifts by using a new app called Shyft. Rather than penciling in doctor’s appointments and vacation …
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