PRESS RELEASE: MIDWEST AUTO CARE ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES EXPANSION FOR VIRTUAL MEMBERSHIP
Virtual Members Have Access to Same Great Benefits Gladstone, Missouri – In response to requests from independent repair facilities from across the country, the Midwest Auto Care Alliance (MWACA), has announced they will begin accepting virtual members beyond their original six state territory effective immediately. These virtual members will have access to the same great training […]
COVID-19 UPDATE FOR EMPLOYERS
This general guidance is based on U.S. federal employment law and the current medical assessment of COVID-19, as of March 19, 2020. State and local laws may apply, and medical assessments may change, resulting in different conclusions. This information is provided in partnership with MWACA’s HR and Wage & Hour partner, SESCO. Much of what […]
HOW DO I GET MY EMPLOYEES TO WORK AS A TEAM?
Did you ever play any team sports? What makes a good team good? Is it simply a matter of recruiting superstars, or is there more to it than that? All good teams have the following attributes in common: COMMON GOAL Do you have a stated goal for your business and have you shared this with […]
CLAIM OF THE MONTH: COULD IT HAPPEN TO YOU?
JANUARY CLAIM OF THE MONTH: A customer was asked to go to the service area of a dealership to discuss repairs with a technician. While walking through the area, which is normally for employees only, the customer was injured when he slipped and fell on a slick substance near another vehicle. CLAIM AMOUNT: $250,000 Moving […]
HR QUESTION OF THE MONTH: MILITARY LEAVE & JOB PROTECTION?
JANUARY HR QUESTION: We have an employee who left unexpectedly three-quarters of the way into his shift, stating he was leaving because he was going on military leave for one year. We’ve not been able to reach him to get further details, and we haven’t received any sort of formal documentation backing up his claim. […]
HR QUESTION OF THE MONTH: MILITARY LEAVE & JOB PROTECTION?
JANUARY HR QUESTION: We have an employee who left unexpectedly three-quarters of the way into his shift, stating he was leaving because he was going on military leave for one year. We’ve not been able to reach him to get further details, and we haven’t received any sort of formal documentation backing up his claim. […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE JUNE 2019
They Should Be Ashamed… I have been a member of Advance Auto Parts / CARQUEST’s TechNet program since its inception. I believe their program is a good one. NAPA AutoCare also has a very good program, O’Reilly has Certified Auto Repair, and there are several more across the country. This rant has nothing to do […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE APRIL 2019
I would like to get a little personal this month and first send out a message to one of my longtime friends and mentors, Mitch Schneider. Mitch is at City of Hope Hospital in Duarte, California recovering from a blood platelet transplant that was performed to help stop the cancer that has attacked his system. […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – VISION ’19 RECAP
Good afternoon! This month I am going to do a brief VISION recap, tell a little story you will love, then ask a favor. As I write this, VISION has been over for one week, and there is still continuous chatter on social media about it. It appears that again, we have had a successful […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – VISION 2019 UPDATES
First, I would like to thank everyone that lets me know when they enjoyed reading one of my President’s Messages. I got more calls and emails from the most recent one then I have ever received. Thank you for taking the time to read it, and especially for taking the extra time to contact me […]