As a manager, do you provide regular feedback to employees to let them know if they’re doing a good job or how they might improve their productivity? Many of us may think we do, but unfortunately, feedback is often negative or given informally....More
There were 807,000 hired workers on the nation's farms and ranches during the week of Jan. 9-15, 2011, up 1% from a year ago. Of these hired workers, 602,000 were hired directly by farm operators. Agricultural service employees on farms and ranches made up the remaining 205,000 workers....More
Anyone listening to the Nightly News knows that key issues center on job growth and economic recovery. The U.S. economy’s growth since the third quarter of 2009 can be primarily attributed to business investment and stimulus. For example, GDP dropped by 6.8% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and was negative by 4.1% from mid-2008 to mid-2009. The rebound in 2009 resulted in GDP peaking at 5% and average growth below 3%....More
There were 1,157,000 hired workers on the nation's farms and ranches during the week of Oct. 10-16, 2010, up 4% from a year ago. Of these hired workers, 826,000 were hired directly by farm operators. Agricultural service employees on farms and ranches made up the remaining 331,000 workers....More
The most comprehensive health-insurance reform since Medicare is now the law of the land. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), signed into law by President Barack Obama, touches every aspect of U.S. healthcare.
First, know that no employer is required to provide health insurance. However, some employers will pay penalties if they do not provide insurance and their employees buy insurance from the new statewide insurance pools....More
Keeping top-notch employees takes more than simply writing a big – or bigger – paycheck every week. With competition from other farms and agribusinesses, employers need to step up to the plate when it comes to benefits, too....More
