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Improving Employee Satisfaction through Intrinsic Rewards

03.31.2018Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

Employee Satisfaction

Intrinsic rewards tap into human psychology. A continuous reward process improves employee satisfaction and performance.

Beyond Pay: Intrinsic Rewards and Workplace Motivation

03.15.2018Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

intrinsic rewards

In this blog we discuss extrinsic vs. intrinsic rewards and why employers, job recruiters, and employees are focusing on the intrinsic rewards jobs have – especially Millennial workers.

Self-driving Cars Are Coming

02.27.2018Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

self-driving cars

It’s hard to predict all the ripples that self-driving cars will create. However, if you’re an auto tech who is uncomfortable with technology or change, you might want to consider a career change.

How the Payday Loan Rule Would Hurt Consumers and Auto Repair

02.17.2018Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

Payday loan rule

The Payday Loan Rule adopted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last year would be bad news for consumers who rely on small-dollar payday loans to pay emergency expenses.

What Is Workplace Sexual Harassment?

02.01.2018Management Articles1 Comment

workplace sexual harassment

It’s important to know what the U.S. Government considers sexual harassment to be, how you can recognize it, and what to do if it happens in your workplace.

Is There Sexual Harassment in Your Auto Shop?

01.16.2018Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

sexual harassment

Every auto shop owner or manager should be asking, “Do the women who work in my shop feel safe, respected, and able to come to me if they experience sexual harassment or assault?”

Following Immigration Law to Protect Your Auto Shop

01.01.2018Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

immigration law

If you do not know what immigration law requires of your business, your company could face fines, disruption of business, or worse.

How the Crackdown on Illegal Aliens Affects Your Auto Shop

12.16.2017Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

crackdown on illegal aliens

Given the crackdown on illegal aliens, your shop takes serious risks when it employs them, including fines, disruption, and even prison time.

The Costs of Hiring Illegal Aliens in Your Auto Repair Shop

11.30.2017Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

illegal aliens

A number of industries are known for hiring a large number of illegal aliens in order to save money, and one of them, unfortunately, is the auto repair industry.

Auto Tech Wages – How Do They Compare with Wages for Similar Jobs?

11.16.2017Management Articles2 Comments

auto tech

Auto techs must decide for themselves which job requirements are acceptable. There are many ranking factors, including auto tech wages.

The Trend of American Wages and Benefits

10.31.2017Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

American wages

American wages have stagnated, and many people do not work at all. Adjusted for inflation, many workers make far less than their counterparts in the 1970s and 1980s.

Does Your Auto Shop Give Holiday Time off?

10.18.2017Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

holiday time

How busy is your shop during the holidays? How much bargaining do you and your coworkers have to do in order to take holiday time off in December?

The Chicago Mechanics’ Strike

10.01.2017Management Articles2 Comments

strike

The recent Chicago Auto Mechanics’ Strike illustrated some of the things at stake in the push and pull between techs and dealers as well as the benefits of collective bargaining power.

How Does Your Auto Repair Shop Handle Overtime Pay?

09.16.2017Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

overtime pay

How would a new overtime pay ruling from the Department of Labor affect your auto repair shop?

Has Your Auto Repair Shop Gone Paperless Yet?

08.31.2017Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

paperless

As more and more auto repair shops have gone to a paperless operations process, their managers have discovered the many advantages of running their shops using digital files only.

The New American Drug Epidemic

08.14.2017Management Articles3 Comments

drug epidemic

Is one reason for the tech shortage in today’s auto repair industry the new epidemic of drug use by Americans?

Auto Shop Owners – Is the Problem Greed?

07.29.2017Management Articles20 Comments

greed

Many auto techs argue that there are many qualified and hardworking techs in the field, the problem is that owners do not want to compensate them fairly for their time and skill.

Techs – Is the Problem Unreliability?

07.14.2017Management Articles7 Comments

unreliability

In the dialogue between auto repair shop managers and workers, one frustrated complaint comes up over and over again from the management side: auto techs are too unreliable.

The Technician Shortage: Technology

06.30.2017Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

technology

Today’s auto technicians have to be comfortable with learning and change, and they have to be willing to spend more time in the classroom in order to keep doing their jobs.

The Technician Shortage – Let’s Follow the Money: Benefits

06.15.2017Management ArticlesLeave a Comment

benefits

In examining the pros and cons of working at independent auto repair shops vs. dealerships, one issue that arises for auto techs is benefits.

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