HOWTO FIND, KEEP, AND LET GO OF THEM
PREPARING FOR SEASONALWORKERS
LOOK AT THE RIGHT DEMOGRAPHIC
seasonal workers, while others vary in their definition of “seasonal.” Check your state’s laws regarding seasonal work online or by contacting your lawmakers’ offices.
People with moldable schedules — college students, stay-at-home parents, freelancers — will be your go-to candidates for seasonal work. Students are always looking for ways to earn extra cash, freelancers have periods of low workloads, and when kids return to school, some stay-at-home parents look for extra jobs. With these flexible groups, keep in mind you may have to be flexible as well. If you hire a student, you might have to work around their course load, or parents may have to work earlier shifts to coordinate with school schedules. With permission, you can post flyers at coffee shops, on college campuses, and at local schools to attract these workers.
OFFER A ‘GROW WITH US’ PROGRAM
Sometimes you find a diamond among your seasonal workers. For workers who have made your business stellar in their short tenure, you may want to offer a “grow with us” program. This could work one of two ways: Either you offer to slowly integrate them with your business by working them into part-time or full-time work, or you offer them a guaranteed spot as a seasonal worker the next year. There are contractual issues that must be ironed out, and not every seasonal employee will want to take you up on it, but if you give them the offer, some of those stellar seasonal workers could become loyal employees.
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can leave everyone feeling a bit groggy, stressed, and overworked. But as a business owner, you’re preparing for a large influx of customers — a great problem to have! This also means more revenue and possibly added customers via referrals. But that’s only going to happen if your customers have a good experience. Hiring seasonal workers can help you complete tasks in a timely manner and retain customer satisfaction. Follow these guidelines to make your seasonal hiring process a breeze this winter.
DON’T GET INTO LEGAL TROUBLE
Each state has different rules for employees. Some states require unemployment benefits for
Perhaps the biggest slander to the women’s rights movement is those who preach empowerment but use it as an instrument of manipulation. When Keith Raniere founded the self-improvement company Nxivm, he proclaimed that the practices of neurolinguistic programming (NLP) could realign one’s emotional synapses to alter a person’s sense of self. On the surface, sessions involved techniques like hypnosis and psychological therapy, and members of the organization swore by the life-altering effects, claiming they experienced a major paradigm shift in their ethos. According to the New York Times, one former member spoke of the healing powers of emotional trauma as “the white-collar spiritual path.” While sold as healing, what really went on behind closed doors was mutilation. Senior Nxivm members who had high status in society or long-standing membership in the group were known as “masters” and initiated new members — referred to as “slaves” — by using a cauterizing pen to carve the initials “K.R.” above the pelvic bone. Information came out that Raniere used the organization to select multiple girlfriends and deployed persuasion techniques to deflect judgment onto questioning members. Color-coded sashes were given to those who reached new levels of self-enlightenment — defined not by awareness but Manipulation Can Often Lead to Civil Litigation BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF THE SEX CULT “NXIVM”
by how many new members they could recruit. When news broke, the term “organization” quickly shifted to “cult.”
While the barbarity of physical mutilation is at the forefront of the horrors perpetrated by these so-called “masters,” not every new person was subjected to these acts. On the other hand, all members suffered the travesty of being subjected to mental, emotional, and spiritual manipulation for Raniere’s financial gain — one source claims he lost $66 million betting on the commodities market. Some fought back by filing lawsuits, claiming brainwashing — one ongoing lawsuit is seeking $50 million in damages — but most did not because of Nxivm’s use of “collateral” in their inauguration. Members were required to pledge sensitive information that would make them vulnerable. If there was none to be had, it was created. The reality is that most of us look at a story like this and think to ourselves, “You’d have to be crazy to do that!” But over 17,000 people were affiliated with Nxivm before Raniere’s arrest earlier this year, including actresses and multimillionaires. Manipulation can happen to all of us and is often at the center of many civil litigation cases. While the disputes we deal with don’t entail this degree of treachery, many of them involve parties who believe they should’ve known better. A good lawyer is not here to judge you for actions you view as mistakes. We’re here to help. Let us show you how.
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