Child Care Business Essentials: Staff Recruitment & Retention Strategies (eLearning)
Doing all your HR yourself? Join WBDC’s Child Care Business Advisor Linda Fecteau and guest presenter Jessica Stewart,to better understand the best techniques for recruiting and retaining staff. The session will explore creative ways toinspireemployees beyond wages, and foster a healthy culture with supportive supervision to your teachers. Child care owners and administrators will leave […]
Contractor, Conusltant, or Employee: What’s the Difference? (eLearning)
Whether you are self-employed, considering self-employment as an independent contractor, or are considering hiring or are currently using independent contractors to expand your business, join us to learn the difference and implications of each. Run time:42 minutes eLearning:This session is part of WBDC’s Library, providing you easy access to train at your pace, on your […]
Onboarding, Supervising, and Retaining Employees (eLearning)
Successfully integrating new hires, providing effective supervision, and maintaining a loyal workforce are critical components of a thriving business. In this seminar, you’ll discover how to make new hires feel welcome and prepared, learn tips for being a great supervisor, and find out how to keep your best employees around for the long haul. Whether […]
Business Essentials: CT Paid Leave for the Self-Employed (Bilingual)
CT Paid Leave is a state administered program that can provide income replacement for workers when they need to take time away from their jobs for qualifying health or family reasons. As a sole-proprietor or self-employed individual, you can benefit from CT Paid Leave as well. Join us to learn what health and family events […]
CT Paid Leave for the Self-Employed (eLearning)
CT Paid Leave is a state administered program that can provide income replacement for workers when they need to take time away from their jobs for qualifying health or family reasons. As a sole-proprietor or self-employed individual, you can benefit from CT Paid Leave as well. Join us to learn what health and family events […]
What the New CT Retirement Savings Law Means for Your Business (eLearning)
Employers with five or more employees in Connecticut are required by law to join MyCTSavings if they don’t already offer a retirement plan for their employees.MyCTSavings is a new retirement savings program, sponsored by the State of Connecticut’s Retirement Security Authority to help Connecticut employees save and plan for the future. Join WBDC and Robin […]
Staff Compensation Planning for Stabilization Funding (FOR CENTERS) (eLearning)
Watch this recording from 9/17, instructed by WBDCand guest HR expert, Robin Imbrogno,to learn how to leverage OEC Stabilization Funds to attract and retain employees.Examine themany options you havefor usingthe funds,pluswhat you need to consider whendeciding what to do with the funding. You will find out information aboutawardingbonuses,andhow tostart or fund retirement plans and other […]
Finding & Attracting Job Candidates (eLearning)
This is the first session of a series on How to Hire. When it comes to hiring the first employee or the 50th, many companies struggle to identify, attract, and hire the people needed to help the business grow. You’ll learn how to tell your company’s story to attract job candidates, build a hiring process […]
Child Care Staff Compensation Plan (eLearning)
This is a recording of the 5/20/21 session geared at eligible child care providers with program staff that are planning to apply forOEC’s Child Care Stabilization Funding. WBDC Business Advisor Sherry Konwerski goes over the components of staff compensation including bonuses, wage increases, health care insurance costs, retirement, educational advancement, tuition reimbursement, and child care […]
Effective Delegation (eLearning)
Join executive coach Melissa O’Hara, owner of O’Hara Solutions group, to explore how you can delegate effectively to empower your team and increase productivity. This session will cover ways to communicate expectation, engage your staff for growth, and provide tools for taking action. Invest time to consider how you and your team can work together […]