Employee Articles

“The number one asset of any employer is a trained and qualified worker,” says Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), House Career & Technical...

Papalia Plumbing & Heating in Acton, Massachusetts, implemented the Fleetmatics GPS fleet tracking system to better monitor technicians.“It keeps them honest and efficient,” says Vicki...

Many plumbing contractors may have already made the move toward outsourcing payroll services, employee benefits and/or workers’ compensation/risk management. How many, though,...

Stephens Plumbing of Birmingham, Alabama, faces $43,800 in penalties for one willful and four serious safety violations after an inspector for the...

Safety is everywhere on job sites. Regulations are put in place by government agencies to minimize the risk of injuries, equipment has...

Congratulations! You survived another tax-filing season — hopefully with your sanity and plumbing business intact. Even if you and your accountant have...

Note: This is the second of a two-part series on trench safety and the story of a cave-in survivor who dispels the...

Note: This is the first of a two-part series on trench safety and the need for proper shoring. In Part 2 of the series, a...

Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Casher was still a “new guy” employed by a Beaver, Pennsylvania-based plumbing company when he left home for work in September...

Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, presented Archie Sours of Ditch Witch Virginia with the 2015 Harold Chessnut Award and Kenny...

You offer benefits because you want to provide a well-rounded compensation package. That’s a smart approach, because research indicates that more than...

William C. Prior, 85, co-founder of Kinetico home water treatment systems, passed away Feb. 28. In addition to his work with Kinetico,...

ROI, or return on investment, is sometimes tricky to calculate in plumbing. The term refers to the potential future profit an investment...

Note: This is the third of a three-part series on T ‘N G Plumbing in Dexter, Minnesota, owners Todd and Gina Grundmeier...