Top Shop Tips: Recruiting & Retaining Employees
Find out the ways our 2022 Top Shops are recruiting top-notch talent and treating them to promote business loyalty.
Tire Industry Labor Shortage: Improve This to Keep Employees
I’ve spoken to many representatives from manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers who report that techs, counter people, drivers and even white-collar team members have walked off the job, failed to report, or given notice, and their businesses have been impacted by these departures. This isn’t just a tire industry issue—and goes beyond the tech shortage that
Problem Employees
Managing difficult employees and holding them accountable in a litigation-happy environment often feels akin to walking a tightrope while wearing a blindfold. And while not every under-performing or disgruntled employee will take legal action, companies can discourage litigation by instituting and consistently following good discipline and performance policies. Two important management tools for handling challenging
How to Find and Hire High-Quality Employees
Computer technology may be an earth-shaking breakthrough in gathering information, but it can’t always help with one simple problem common to shop owners everywhere: How to find good employees. Countless sociological and economic issues have come into play in recent years that, despite helpful technological advancements, can’t be fully compensated for in the recruitment of
MNA Says NS Proposal ‘Difficult’ for Business
Michelin North America says Nova Scotia officials’ plans to revise the province’s labor laws would damage its Canadian operation’s ability to compete.
MRF Entreaties Employees to Return to Work
Unrest at the MRF Ltd. factory in Arakkonam, India, is now entering its second month, and the tyre manufacturer has voiced its hope for a swift resolution to the strike.
BBS Parent Company Reports ‘Extremely Difficult’ Market Conditions
Belgium-based Punch International, parent company of wheel manufacturer BBS International GmbH, has posted a net profit of 43.3 million euros for the 2008 year, an increase of 51.9%.
Schaeffler in ‘Serious Difficulties’
Schaeffler Group is reportedly fighting against the possibility of a company breakup, as the automotive supplier struggles under the weight of 11 billion euros of debt it acquired when buying Continental AG.
Playing For Keeps: Incentive Programs Make Finding, Keeping Employees Simpler
Retaining Good Employees is Hard. Finding New Ones is Harder. Creating Incentives Can Make It All a Lot Easier. In attracting and training qualified new employees, you may be overlooking a valuable resource that you already have in your arsenal: your current staff. In today’s competitive marketplace, retaining current employees is key to the success
Rich’s Letter to Goodyear Employees
(Akron/Tire Review) Here is the complete text of a letter from Goodyear North American Tire President Jon Rich to all Goodyear employees. The letter was delivered to employees last week.