Is it legal to fire a worker if he or she is looking for another job? “Yes, it is legal,” said a partner at a Philadelphia-based law firm. Whether or not it is advisable depends on the circumstances. While most people work “at will”—meaning they can be fired for any reason, at any time, as…
A business leader recently called seeking advice about a problem employee. The employee had taken an extensive amount of time off from the company, time that far exceeded the vacation or sick policy. Performance had slipped and feedback was given but was only documented in emails and personal notes versus a corrective action notice as…
Cisco uses BizPlanBuilder to launch academies in developing countries… The Cisco Networking Academies are in the process of formalizing the business processes at each of its networking academies. These academies are usually in or associated with Universities all over the world. In order to be highly successful, good business processes and practices must be in…
Department of Labor Investigates — and wants your money Department of Labor statistics show 73% of its investigations result in violations. Four areas that regulators focus on—and that you need to double-check: (Let’s see… We need to look at just 4 areas of any business and we have a 73% $ucce$$ rate…) Employee records retention. States…
I know, I know- everyone wants to read about the Executive Summary – but let’s show the marketing plan a little love… So you’ve started your plan and you’ve reached the marketing strategy. Of course, you’ve already read our previous post, Components of a Business Plan part 2, but you want something a little more…