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REVISED 2009 Compensation Budgets
During the last 6-8 weeks of 2008, Astron Solutions received many inquiries regarding the impact of the unsettled economy on 2009 budget plannings. We took an in depth analysis of the situation, and alongside research have concluded with the following.
Touchy Feely Is Not My Style
Think that the recognition you provide employees has no impact? Think again. This story demonstrates what it can do to really make someone's day.
SEP-IRA vs SEP-401k: Which Retirement Plan To Choose
How to choose the right retirement plan for the self employed.

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Employer successfully questions an employee’s medical certificate
In a recent case before the Federal Magistrates Court it was determined that the sacking of an employee for not attending work was lawful, despite the fact that the employee had a medical certificate which permitted the employee to not attend work.

How To Fire An Employee: The Do's and Don'ts of Terminating Employees to Keep You Out of Hot Water
One very common question we get asked is: How do I fire an employee? As a business owner, if you've selected and trained well, set clear expectations, and provided regular ongoing performance coaching and feedback, your need to let go of an employee should be minimal. However, it can and does happen that people just don't fit in with your organization. So what do you do? In this article, we'll discuss the do's and don'ts of firing an employee.

Five Secrets to Becoming the Perfect Employee That Everyone Wants – Part One
With ever increasing deadlines, decreasing resources, and changing workplaces, sometimes it can be challenging to be a good employee, much less a perfect employee. The employee who can rise above the everyday problems and embrace challenges will be the person that every employer wants. The following are five secrets to being the perfect employee everyone wants.
Employee Free Choice Act: An Opportunity for Employers to Choose their Future
The proposed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) before Congress is making many employers feel threatened they could be bargaining with unions instead of dealing directly with their employees. Instead of focusing on whether the law is going to pass – which it will, in some form – you need to be paying attention to the real issue: How are you treating your employees every day? The fact is, union representation holds little attraction to employees who feel respected, valued, trusted, challenged, and recognized for their contributions. Based on these sample criteria, how would your employees rate their experience in your workplace?

Engaged Workers Impact Your Bottom-Line
The evidence is clear. Those employers who focus on optimizing their employee's contributions reap tremendous bottom-line benefits. Remember, unhappy employees make customers unhappy. The good news is that creating and maintaining high employee engagement is all within an organization's control. Employees will respond to management that takes care of them. Engaged workers are focused, hard working, and productive-and customers positively respond to them. There is tremendous financial impact, so managers cannot afford to ignore their employees.

Empowerment – The Rewards are Greater Than the Risk
Employees must take ownership in the success of the organization. This means they must become part of the strategy employed by the company. Acknowledge their presence and contributions, and praise them at every opportunity. But, be sincere. Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, had a favorite method of sending personal handwritten notes to employees who demonstrated some form of success. This is an employee issue that cannot be emphasized enough. Employees want to know how they are doing and they want to be held accountable. Winning organizations continuously build leaders at every level in their organization. Leaders, who actively attempt to mentor, coach and build other leaders gain respect throughout the organization and transfer knowledge, ideas, values and an attitude about success.
Do you have an employee retention strategy that also increases employee motivation?
These were the questions posed to Business owners in a workshop at an Annual Conference at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort earlier this year. Thanks to their contributions, this article became possible as an employee retention and employee motivation learning tool for you. Teams were created to brainstorm answers to each of these questions. It wasn’t long before everyone started to see a common element in all three areas. The common element was people and how management relates to employee retention and employee motivation, , no matter what area they worked in.

Are You Engaged in the Work That You Do?
Why is being engaged in your work important? First and foremost it makes your work interesting and fun. You are more likely to be making significant contributions to the work you do and thus your job is more secure. You are the employee everyone wants to hire!
Profit Growth Strategy # 11 For Virtual Assistants
Dozens of books have been written on the selection process for employees. The experts recommend a variety of tactics and strategies that ensure the prospective employee has the skills for the job and is the right fit for the culture of the organization. One less than stellar employee can damage the team. For a small entrepreneur, one bad employee could destroy the company’s reputation.
Behavioural Intelligence, Impact and Influence in Negotiation – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Participation and Trust
The act of influencing, whether in negotiations, meetings or conversations is the process of changing someone’s mind so that they choose to act, think or feel a different way about something or someone. If your preferred style of influencing is Participation and Trust you listen actively, drawing out contributions from others and showing understanding or appreciation where contributions are forthcoming. Your tendency is to focus on the strengths and positive aspects of others and you rely on people’s good nature to do what they say they will do.
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