May 2005 Four Good Reasons to Keep Detailed Employee Records 10 Practical Ways to Reward Innovative Employees Hire Right: Six Tips for Successful Candidate Interviews Termination 101: Eight Steps You Should Take to Protect Yourself When Firing Employees Employee Management Managing employees is a tricky business. You need employees to make your business grow, but you also need to keep an eye on them. And sometimes, such as when you have to fire an employee, you may wish you ran a home office without any employees. To ease your management concerns, your friends at Socrates have a selection of articles this month that focus on handling employees. We give you four good reasons to keep detailed employee records along with 10 practical ways to reward innovative employees for their good work. In addition, we have collected tips and steps to hiring and firing employees in hire right: six tips for successful candidate interviews and termination 101: eight steps you should take to protect yourself when firing employees. Whether you have dozens of employees or just one, Socrates has you covered with the information you need to keep the best employees and discharge the worst ones. Four Good Reasons to Keep Detailed Employee Records Keeping complete employee records is a time-consuming chore, but not keeping good records can cost you. For this reason, your friends at Socrates have gathered together the basics of keeping detailed employee records, along with four key reasons why keeping these records is good for your business. 10 Practical Ways to Reward Innovative Employees Many small and mid-sized businesses wonder how to reward their innovative employees while also promoting teamwork and cooperation. If you are a member of this club, Socrates has you covered with a list of 10 practical ways to reward your best employees. Hire Right: Six Tips for Successful Candidate Interviews Hire the right person for every position within your company with these six simple tips from your friends at Socrates. Termination 101: Eight Steps You Should Take to Protect Yourself When Firing Employees Firing employees can be difficult and painful for everyone at your company. In addition to the emotional pain, firing an employee may also leave your company vulnerable to a wrongful termination lawsuit. To protect yourself and your business, Socrates has put together a collection of steps you can take to help prevent the possibility of a lawsuit. Essential Employee Management Products Streamline your hiring process, produce customizable forms and keep key information on file with these easy-to-use products. Employment Application Non-Compete Agreement Employee Performance Evaluation New Employee Planner Kit Socrates Legal Forms and Software Are Also Available at America's Leading Retailers Socrates do-it-yourself business, personal, real estate and contractor solutions can be found at Office Depot(R), Office Max(R), Staples(R), Wal-Mart(R) and thousands of other stores. If you don't see the images in this message, please make sure your e-mail program is set to display graphics in HTML e-mails. Socrates products are not intended to provide legal or financial advice or substitute for the advice of an attorney or advisor. For more information, please read our Disclaimer. If you have any questions about Socrates.com please contact us at customerservice@socrates.com today. Thank you. Socrates Media, LLC | 227 West Monroe, Suite 500 | Chicago, Illinois 60606 Phone: 800.SOCRATES | Fax: 312.762.5601 www.socrates.com

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