Work at Home Business Ideas

NFIB:
Some fringe benefits–such as paid parking, retirement accounts or paid vacation–are considered standard in today’s work environment.
And there are others, like the availability of the company jet, that seem like they only belong in the movies. When you want to offer extra incentives or benefits to your employees, consider the following:
1. Gym memberships
2. Flexible hours
3. […]

Inc.:
To get an edge in the hunt for talent, many employers are using short-term contracts to evaluate job candidates before committing to hiring them full-time, a new survey finds.
Among the 600 finance and HR managers recently surveyed by Accountemps, 38 percent said they liked to bring in candidates on a temporary basis before making a […]

Forbes:
Money can’t buy happiness” is not a cliche when it comes to boosting morale around the office. In these uneasy times, when many entrepreneurs are pinching every penny, knowing how to reward employees without spending a lot is crucial.
“You can do things for employees that don’t cost anything, but are worth a million dollars,” says […]

The Wall Street Journal:
In late 2005, the night manager of a suburban Atlanta restaurant called owner J.D. Clockdale to boast about how well she had handled an irate female customer. The customer “ranted and raved” about a botched order, but calmed down after the manager gave her a free meal, Clockdale recalls being told.
The problem: […]

History:
As the Industrial Revolution took hold of the nation, the average American in the late 1800s worked 12-hour days, seven days a week in order to make a basic living. Children were also working, as they provided cheap labor to employers and laws against child labor were not strongly enforced.
With the long hours and terrible […]

The Wall Street Journal:
Most people know what brainstorming means, but few are ever taught how to do it effectively.
Matt Bowen, president and chief executive of Aloft Group Inc., a 28-employee marketing firm in Newburyport, Mass., devotes much time to teaching his employees the ropes of effective brainstorming.
Q: Why are creative thinking and brainstorming technique so […]

Reuters:
Australian medical authorities are warning employees against using an online company that is planning to sell fake doctors’ sick notes that would allow people to take more time off.
The notes, available from Doctorsnotestore.com, cost about $38 each and aim to exploit Australians’ fondness for “chucking a sickie,” or taking days off while supposedly ill.
Most companies […]

The Wall Street Journal:
Spiraling health-care costs have forced many small employers to reduce the benefits they offer — or, in some cases, eliminate coverage altogether.
But small companies do have options for keeping costs in check while still providing benefits and services to employees. Here are some to consider:
Discounts for Healthy Living:
Employees with healthy lifestyles typically […]

The Wall Street Journal:
In its early days, Chris Wallace’s company didn’t always have enough work to keep its staff fully occupied designing interactive Web sites for clients. But it didn’t want to lose any talent. So he and his co-founders decided to tell employees they could pursue their own interests in their downtime, doing just […]

The Wall Street Journal:
A few months ago Jessie Snider, 23, began to feel the pinch of the rising cost of gasoline, food and, well, everything. Then she realized the $75 to $80 she was spending each week on lunch was really cutting into her paycheck. So in March she traded sit-down lunches of elaborate caprese […]