Independent Contractor vs. Employee: Government Crackdown on Misclassification

If you are classifying workers as independent contractors, be sure you meet all the criteria required for legal independent contractors, as opposed to employees.

Subcontracting Sweeping Services

A general overview on the concept of subcontracting of sweeper routes to independent contractors.

Pre-Employment Testing: The Key to Employee Turnover and Accident Reduction?

Pre-employment testing can provide a significant boost in employee longevity and safety. Turnover is expensive. Some contractors cite the cost of hiring and training a new employee to be well over $1,000. Even then, hiring good employees is often a considerable challenge, since interviews and reference checks often do not accurately detect all the good and bad qualities of an applicant. And, although a variety of generalized employment tests are available, these can be challenging to understand, administer, score and interpret.

Employee Retention Best Practices

One of the most important factors is to hire the right person to start with. Because of the pressures of time, one of the tendencies is to hire anyone with a clean driver’s license. The fact is, there are some other important determiners of how well an operator or other employee will do.

The Lowdown on Employee Leasing for Sweeping Contractors

Employee leasing firms can reduce responsibilities and increase productivity.

Hiring the Right People

One of the toughest tasks we have as managers is hiring the right people to do the job. Here are some of the best ways to find candidates.