Employee Articles

Recruit. Retain. Repeat. It’s not rocket science.

This Chicago company defends a no-tattoo policy. Let’s find out if a potential hire’s ink affects your hiring.

Whether it’s sipping cocktails on a beach or cheering on your favorite NFLers, recharging your batteries is good for you — and your business.

A fellow plumber shares his thoughts on plumbing woes and customer misconceptions. Can you relate?

We look at how these basic practices can help keep your plumbing business afloat. Hint: Don’t use subcontractors on service calls.

Technological blessing. Necessary evil. Now that cellphones do more than ever before, plans are changing to keep up.

Tools. Trucks. Employees. There's a lot of risk involved with owning a plumbing business. Learn what type of — and how much — insurance you need.

Whether you operate in a tourist town or provide plumbing services in the snow-rich mountains, staying busy year-round isn’t a guarantee. Learn how to keep technicians busy.

Take a page out of this business coach’s handbook to check unruly workers who need an attitude adjustment.

Sick of employees call in sick? Check out these off-the-wall excuses, and then take note of these preventive measures to quell absenteeism.

Do you find employees are regularly showing up late to work? End the trend now.

In today’s workforce, not enough young people want to roll up their sleeves and perform the manual labor that built this great land. I wish I knew why.

A new study says septic service and sewer pipe cleaning jobs are on the rise. Find out what this means for your small business.