| ttract them, you screen them, you interview them, you | | | | Company policy states that all employees must report |
| hire and train them, and then they leave you. It is | | | | to work by 8:00 a.m. If the boss strolls in some where |
| estimated that employee turn over costs U.S. | | | | between the hours of 8:30 and 9:00 every day, it leads |
| companies over one billion dollars annually. This cost | | | | employees to believe that it is ok for them to do the |
| comes from the expenses associated with: Screening | | | | same. On the flip side, if the boss is the first one in the |
| resumes, interviewing candidates, testing, travel and | | | | office each day it sets the precedence and sends the |
| moving expenses, training, costs associated with exit | | | | message that employees are expected to report to |
| interviews, the administrative work that comes along | | | | work in accordance with company policy. |
| with terminations, separation and severance pay, and | | | | Give Respect Gain Respect |
| increases in unemployment compensation. During my | | | | In order to gain the respect of your staff you must be |
| employment as a Human Resources Consultant, I | | | | willing to give them the same respect. As a Human |
| adamantly stress the importance of exceptional | | | | Resources consultant I often encounter employers and |
| recruiting and retention practices. It seems as though all | | | | business owners that don’t seem to respect |
| too often I have clients calling in with questions | | | | the people that work for them. The employees are |
| regarding an employee they are planning on | | | | undervalued and unappreciated, couple that with being |
| terminating. The following are some helpful tips for | | | | underpaid and you have created a recipe for disaster. |
| attracting and retaining that “all star | | | | Consequently, the employees tend to have little or no |
| employee”. | | | | respect for their superiors. These are the employees |
| Provide Competitive Compensation | | | | that will leave you at the drop of a hat, they will bad |
| Every one has heard the saying that money | | | | mouth you, they will put out sub standard work, and in |
| isn’t everything. That may be true, but it sure | | | | extreme cases they will steal from you. Treating |
| does help! There are many resources available on the | | | | people with respect is as simple as: |
| web that can assist you in gauging how well your | | | | * Saying thank you |
| compensation packages stack up against the | | | | * Listening to their ideas |
| competition. Generally speaking, employees that are | | | | * Giving a friendly smile or a pat on the back |
| under paid will feel under valued, thus, causing them to | | | | * Treating people as equals |
| be more inclined to seek other employment. A nice | | | | * Avoiding playing favorites |
| blend of competitive compensation, accompanied with | | | | By treating your employees with respect I assure you |
| a good benefits plan will help send the message that: | | | | they will respect you more and be far less likely to |
| A) The company values you and B) We are willing to | | | | leave your organization. |
| compete to keep you. | | | | In my experience as a Human Resources consultant, |
| Lead By Example | | | | business owners that follow these guidelines have |
| Employees can be very much like children, they will | | | | greatly reduced their bottom line by limiting turnover |
| mirror the behaviors – positive and negative | | | | with in their organizations. Don’t allow you |
| – displayed by those around them. It is very | | | | organization to become part of the 30% of U.S. |
| difficult for employees to follow policies and | | | | businesses that tank due to poor hiring and employee |
| procedures which their superiors are not willing to | | | | retention practices. |
| comply with. Let’s look at an example. | | | | |