Employees and HR continued

When you started your cleaning business you most likely did everything yourself. And you probably did everything your way - from how you vacuum to how you handle the books. But as the business grew, you realized the time had come to let go and allow someone else to oversee certain aspects of the company operations. If you don't, your business will not be able to flourish....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

As your cleaning company grows and your customer list expands, you'll soon realize that you can't do it all yourself. Hiring, supervising and taking care of payroll are very time-consuming tasks. Rather than putting an employee on the payroll, some companies elect to use independent contractors. But if you improperly classify a worker as an independent contractor when the IRS views them as an employee, you could be liable for back taxes, penalties and interest!...#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

A well-defined cleaning company policy manual can help to eliminate any guess work about what or what not to do in certain situations. Without a policy manual, you are only leaving problems or situations open to each person's interpretation and how to best handle it....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

When looking for employees for your cleaning business, you can save yourself a lot of time by pre-screening candidates by doing a telephone interview. It's a simple process, but can help you to weed out candidates who do not meet your requirements before you waste your time and theirs by setting up a time for a face-to-face interivew....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

There really isn't anything fun about personnel files. However, they are a serious requirement even if you have only one employee. What do you need to include in personnel files? Where should your personnel files be kept and who should have access to them?...#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More