{"id":1591,"date":"2020-07-03T14:23:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T14:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:59:36","slug":"how-to-keep-staff-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-staff-happy","title":{"rendered":"How to keep staff happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/people-part-2.png\" alt=\"How to keep staff happy\" class=\"wp-image-1618\" width=\"298\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/people-part-2.png 440w, https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/people-part-2-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Knowing how to keep staff happy and motivated is key to a successful business. As an employer, it\u2019s your responsibility to put the time and effort into making this happen. It\u2019s even more important when the market is tough, because unhappy employees will walk. And it\u2019ll cost you time and money to replace them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping staff happy means paying fairly, creating a trusting workplace environment and promoting a good work\/life balance. But you also need to know the <a href=\"https:\/\/iclg.com\/practice-areas\/employment-and-labour-laws-and-regulations\/usa\">federal <em>and<\/em> state laws protecting employee\u2019s rights<\/a>. And the risks around employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Staff law guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you, we\u2019ve created a cheat sheet. Taken from our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/small-business-risk-guide\">Big Guide to Small Business Risk<\/a>, it\u2019s the fifth in our series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this one you\u2019ll find pointers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/why-train-employees\">staff training<\/a>, as well tips on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dealing with employee complaints<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firing staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laws around unfair dismissal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a handy guide to rules and regs around interviews and hiring staff, download our previous cheat sheet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/reduce-employment-risk\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another cheat sheet is coming soon. This one is on how to protect your business from hacking and intellectual property theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guide to small business risk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, have a read of our free, all-you-need-to-know&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/small-business-risk-guide\">risk guide<\/a>. You\u2019ll find a whole chapter on people, including some useful insight from industry insiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the image to download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cheat-sheet-4-People-part-2.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cheat-sheet-4-People-part-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1615\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cheat-sheet-4-People-part-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cheat-sheet-4-People-part-2-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowing how to keep staff happy and motivated is key to a successful business. 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