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The Right Way to Fire a Cleaning Employee By : Jean Hanson Before you hire your first cleaning employee it's important to have the right policies and procedures in place -- not only to explain company policies, but to outline procedures for terminating employees. Firing an employee will be one of the toughest decisions you as an employer have to make. Protect Your Cleaning Employees From Hepatitis B By : Jean Hanson Why should Hepatitis B be a concern to your cleaning company? It's estimated that 80,000 people a year become infected with Hepatitis B. This is a serious disease that can have both short-time and long-term health problems. Your cleaning workers can become infected if a needle punctures their skin or if they come in contact with bloods or fluids from an infected person. How to Create Job Descriptions for Your Cleaning Business By : Jean Hanson As your cleaning business grows, one of the first things you will need to do is hire employees. But before you put that ad in the paper or start interviewing prospective cleaning employees, you should have a written job description that specifies the duties of the position. Are Your Cleaning Company Workers Employees or Subcontractors? By : Jean Hanson As your cleaning company grows and your client list expands, you'll soon realize that you can't do it all yourself. Hiring, supervising and taking care of payroll are very time-consuming measures. Rather than putting an employee on the payroll, some companies elect to use independent contractors. But there are specific rules and guidelines that pertain to hiring employees versus using sub-contractors. Not knowing the rules can land your cleaning company into hot water! Do You Have a Generation Gap at Your Cleaning Company? By : Jean Hanson In today's workforce there is a new phenomenon happening - there are four distinct generations that are out there working together. What does this mean for your cleaning company? Each generation is unique, which means they bring different attitudes and opinions to their job. This affects you in everything from recruiting to solving conflicts to motivating your cleaning company employees. How to Decide What to Pay Your Cleaning Employees By : Jean Hanson As your cleaning business grows, you will find yourself in the position of hiring employes. But before you start the process of getting employees on board you have to figure out what to pay. How do you decide what to pay your cleaning staff? How to Hire Your First Cleaning Employee By : Jean Hanson You may have started your cleaning company part-time and thought that as the business grew you could quit your "day job" and put more time into the business. But as your cleaning business grows you may find you can no longer manage all the tasks you need to handle, no matter how much time you devote to it. Are you thinking of hiring employees so your cleaning business can grow? Do You Need an Automated Timekeeping System for your Cleaning Business? By : Jean Hanson Instead of marketing your cleaning business are you spending valuable time shuffling and deciphering paper time sheets? As your cleaning business grows and you add employees it may be time to find a better system to keep track of your employees' time. How to Retain Janitorial Workers By : Jean Hanson Due to the nature of the cleaning business it can be hard to keep good employees. Your good employees may be lured away by competitors, leave for a "regular" 8 to 5 job, or leave to take a job in another field that pays more. So how do you keep your good employees? This article shares some tips on how to keep your good employees working at your cleaning company. A Well-Trained Cleaning Crew Reduces Employee Turnover By : Steve Hanson The performance provided by a cleaning crew member on the job is dependent upon many different factors. Among these, two that should be considered most important are the general attitude, as well as the job-specific skills of the given employee. Therefore, to reduce employee turnover, it is vital that you look at both of these issues and do what can be done to improve them, in order to create a well-trained cleaning crew, which will be in it for the long haul. How to Be An Effective Team Leader in Your Cleaning Business By : Jean Hanson Whether your cleaning business has 2 employees or 20, it is important that your staff works together as a team. Working together as a team helps to create a more positive workforce, is valuable for sharing ideas and energy for problem solving, and provides more bodies to share the work and share responsibilities. Understanding Ergonomics and How it Affects Your Cleaning Business By : Steve Hanson Ergonomics has been a "buzzword" throughout many office buildings these days, but it is an area that many in the cleaning industry have not addressed. Understanding ergonomics along with using ergonomically designed products and procedures in your cleaning business can prevent injuries and help your employees perform their routine tasks better and more efficiently.