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4 Good Reasons for Missing Work and 3 Bad Reasons for Missing Work

Illness, family emergencies, and important appointments can happen without warning, and are legitimate reasons for missing work. There are also some bad, and unadvisable, reasons to miss work without notice. These reasons can appear unprofessional and irresponsible and may lead to consequences.

9 Tips for Managing Family-Owned Business

Successful family-owned businesses always think about the future. Succession plans are important, since the future success of the business relies on talented and passionate younger relatives. It is also important that the family identify and invest in talented and passionate employees, even those outside the family, because these individuals might create excellent leadership one day.

5 Easy Negotiation Techniques for Small Business Owners

For a small business owner, it may be tempting to fill silence with counter arguments and other methods of persuasion. But there are times when the best negotiation tactic is not to negotiate at all – rather, to be silent. Forget the back-and-forth banter.

10 Steps Negotiation Techniques for Business Owners

Some people are born negotiators. Picture a little kid setting up a lemonade stand and charging five dollars for a cup of mediocre lemonade. That drink is certainly not worth that price, but the kid convinces you that the labor it took to make the drink and the feeling of an ice-cold lemonade on a summer day justifies the price. This child is a natural negotiator.

5 Steps on How to Call Off Work

Now and again, and employee will run into situations where he or she needs to miss work. Generally, employers understand when one of their workers needs to clock out early or miss a day on account of personal affairs, medical problems, or emergencies.

Can I Use My PTO Whenever I Want?

When it comes to using PTO, employees can generally use it whenever they want. That said, they must receive the approval of their supervisor first. At some companies, there are “blackout” periods, when no one at the company may take a vacation.

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