Small Business Tips For Workplace Safety

Workplace safety is always a concern for business owners as they strive to provide a safe and healthy workplace that promotes the welfare of their employees. Beyond that, workplace injuries decrease employee morale and productivity while increasing workers’ compensation costs and regulatory inspections or violations. Employers who consider worker safety to be as important as executing core business functions have already taken a step in the right direction.

Creating a comprehensive and continuous process that recognizes and mitigates safety hazards, prepares and protects workers, and records and follows up on incidents is an effective way of managing workplace safety. Understanding and complying with state and federal health and safety guidelines is also an important part of this process. Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) are designed to assist business owners with workplace safety and risk management through a variety of products and services that includes:

Human Resource Compliance Helps SMBs Avoid ADA Litigation

Following the ADA Amendment Act of 2008, employers have seen a steadily increasing number of charges filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The 2008 figure of fewer than 20,000 charges has grown to over 26,000 in 2012. The monetary benefits from these claims has ballooned to nearly twice the 2008 amount as well. A 16-year history of ADA claims statistics is available at EEOC.gov

Small Business Owners’ Top 4 Challenges And How A PEO Can Help With All Of Them

“Which one of the following is your company’s greatest challenge when it comes to hiring and managing staff?”

This is the question asked in a recent survey conducted by Robert Half that reveals the four greatest challenges small business owners are facing today with difficulty filling skilled worker positions topping the list. Small business owners often do not have the resources to compete for highly skilled workers and may have roles that require uniquely qualified individuals who can perform multiple job duties. The survey results came from 300 small business owners who managed companies with no more than 100 employees. Here are the results:

Increasing Workplace Productivity: Tips For Organizing Your Workspace

Workspace organization is an often over-looked area of attention and usually the last item on the to-do list. Papers get thrown in a drawer, files are stacked and emails are left unread and unsorted. Only when a file, physical or digital, must be found in a short amount of time does a worker see the effects of poor organizational skills.

SOI Discusses Employee Benefits Pooling At Naples Trade Show

Kelly Brennan and Jonathan Gorman, Professional Employer Consultants in the Fort Myers area, represented SOI at the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce Trade Show on Thursday. More than 125 vendors showed up for the Dr. Seuss-themed “Oh the Places You’ll Go” event held at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club. Over 1100 people attended the event where Kelly and Johnathan met with business owners and managers to answer their questions and discuss the services and benefits of a Professional Employer Organization (PEO).

Disorganization And Its Effects On Productivity

Full-time office employees are wasting 76 hours a year looking for files in their office or on their computer. Employers are always looking for ways to boost productivity and employee morale and several studies published over the past few years suggest a clean, organized office can improve both. The below infographic shows several telling statistics and survey responses regarding employee organization.

Employee Benefits and Perks Help Retain A Workforce

Employee turnover is expensive and employee recruiting and retention can be even more so. Estimates of the cost of employee turnover vary, but a study by the Center for American Progress analyzed 30 case studies and came up with a figure of 10-30% of an employee's salary. So an employee that makes $50,000 a year would cost the company between $5,000 and $15,000 to replace. Using these figures, a company of 100 employees averaging $50,000 a year and a 10% turnover rate could lose $50,000 to $150,000 each year to employee turnover. Because of this, employers are often looking for ways to improve their employee retention.