| Hiring Employees | | | | payroll taxes for a reasonable fee. |
| Most businesses reach a point when the owner | | | | You want to hire the best employees that you can |
| cannot keep up with the work and doesn't have the | | | | afford to pay. Keep in mind, that, as the employer, you |
| time required to handle all the responsibilities. Your time | | | | could be held liable for a negligent act committed by |
| can be consumed by the administrative and | | | | your employee during the course of his or her |
| management duties in the business. Never be afraid to | | | | employment. For a small home-based business, it may |
| ask for help and to delegate, and be sure that you are | | | | be a good idea to outsource human resources to help |
| still enjoying your business. When it is time to hire | | | | you with the benefits, laws, recruiting, training, and hiring |
| employees, you must determine whether you need | | | | of employees. Do a thorough background check and |
| part-time, temporary or permanent help. If you plan to | | | | call every reference and previous employer. You |
| have a full-time staff and you want loyalty, you will | | | | should also require a drug test and continue random |
| need to offer employee benefits such as health | | | | drug tests after they are hired. When you interview |
| insurance, vacation time, and sick leave to keep your | | | | employees, remember that the people you hire will be |
| employees from leaving for a job that offers | | | | coming into and have access to your home. |
| employee benefits. | | | | Jo Ann Joy, Esq., MBA, CEO |
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| When you hire employees, you need a written office | | | | reserved. |
| policy that defines job descriptions, job qualifications, | | | | You may contact Jo Ann Joy by phone at (602) |
| and other employee-related issues. You have find the | | | | 663-7007, by fax at (602) 324-7582, by email at |
| right help and interview applicants. You must be aware | | | | joannjoy@Indigo Business Solutions.net, and by mail at |
| of Title VII Employment Discrimination laws. Before you | | | | 2313 East Ocotillo Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016 |
| hire employees, you should decide how often you | | | | For more information about these and other important |
| want to pay them and on which days of the week or | | | | business topics and for legal consultation, please visit |
| month. You can purchase software to deal with your | | | | our website at Copyright 2006. Indigo Business |
| payroll and tax deductions. For the small employer, it | | | | Solutions is a registered trade name. |
| may be better to outsource payroll and there are | | | | The future of your business starts here. |
| several companies that will handle your payroll and | | | | |