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Emily Esterson
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ARTICLES BY Emily Esterson
Help Employees Navigate Eldercare
Many adult employees are, or soon will be, responsible for taking care of their elderly parents. Offering eldercare benefits can help reduce their stress.
How to Give New Employees a Warm Welcome
Most new employees decide whether to stay during their first six months at work. Unfortunately, not all companies put much effort into welcoming new hires.
Managing Employees After a Layoff
The impact of layoffs on employees who remain can be devastating, all the more so in a small business. Learn ways to help your staff recover.
Should You Hire Job Candidates with Health Risks?
With health insurance costs rising for small businesses, many worry about hiring employees with potential health risks. Make sure you understand the laws.
Should You Hire or Outsource Your First Employee?
When it's time to hire that first person to help your small business grow, consider the pros and cons of hiring in-house or outsourcing the position.
Strategies to Retain Your Best Employees
As the job market slowly begins to improve, small business owners are at risk of losing their best workers. Learn how to confront this threat head-on.
How to Develop Your Best Employees into Successful Managers
Skills that make an employee a great worker may not be translatable to the next rung on the corporate ladder, at least not without some help.
How to Create a Merit Raise System
Merit raises, rather than cost-of-living increases across the board, provide an opportunity to reward your best employees while sending a message to poor performers.
