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Maximizing Productivity: Why Every Business Owner Needs an Executive Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

As a business owner, you have many responsibilities, from overseeing daily business operations and marketing and sales campaigns to creating a business plan, financial management and bookkeeping, customer service, and ensuring legal compliance. Some owners will try to handle everything with a small staff.

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employer wouldn’t give me paid time off for Covid, my job won’t let me quit, and more

Ask a Manager

You might also talk to the person who changed your reservation at her request so they know not to let other people change your travel arrangements without checking with you first. Is this legal? Docking pay for a vacation when you still worked 39 hours that week.

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my coworker copies everything I do, Icy Hot at work, and more

Ask a Manager

She said she looked into it and that if she is fired, she is legally entitled to work the days she is scheduled even if she is fired before her last scheduled day. I noticed that in the employee manual it said to not make travel arrangements until your request is approved. Is it legal to ask of employees? Not at all true.

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How to outsource everything: A business owner’s guide

Insperity

These topics have strategic and legal implications for the organization, and many business owners aren’t sufficiently up to speed on every nuanced detail. Human resources is a natural fit for outsourcing , because it requires deep expertise in subjects such as compensation, benefits, insurance and compliance.