Shop Management Articles
Dive a bit deeper into topics that impact your day-to-day operations and your bottom line.
Does Your Auto Shop Have a No Smoking Policy?
Ideas about smoking have changed dramatically in the past decades, so the feedback AMN has received may also help other owners and managers to deal with issues related to smoking, vaping, and marijuana use at work.
How Can You Manage Ghosting at Your Auto Shop?
Why is it so challenging for employers dealing with workers who ghost, and what are some auto repair shops doing to manage ghosting?
Is Ghosting a Problem at Your Auto Shop?
One of the downsides of a good economy some employers are struggling with now is “ghosting.” What is ghosting and why is it happening now?
The Automotive Management Network’s Top 5 Topics in 2018
The Automotive Management Network reviewed our archives and made a list here of the Top 5 topics that generated conversations in 2018.
Would You Fire an Employee with a Removed or Restricted License?
When workers have licenses revoked or restricted because of illegal or irresponsible behavior, does it follow that they should lose their jobs? How should employers react to a restricted license?
Weather Emergencies and the Fair Labor Standards Act
What does the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) require for employee pay during a weather event or natural disaster, and how does this vary based on worker classification?
Is There a Bad Weather Policy in Your Employee Handbook?
Does your auto repair shop have a policy for handling bad weather in its employee handbook? If not, it should.
Legalized Marijuana Increases Companies’ Liability
Where marijuana is legalized, there is a whole new learning curve for managing workers and company liability.
Marijuana Legalization Is Bad for Business
Legalizing marijuana is bad for business. Drugged people make poor workers. Poor workers make businesses less productive. Less productive businesses make for a weaker economy. With increased marijuana use, we all lose.
The Effect of Regulation on Auto Repair
Trump began his presidency announcing that he would cut regulation by as much as 75 percent, and he’s followed through with historic reductions. How does this affect auto repair shops?