RCS Influencers
Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreements Can Help Address the Problem of Employees’ Side Work
RCS Influencer Trent Cotney says contractors should clearly define their policies on side work and back it up with signed agreements. Many employees in the roofing industry moonlight or perform side jobs after work or on the weekend. There are a lot of differing opinions on whether side work is acceptable ...
How Do You Handle Employee Side Jobs?
This month's topic has been a subject of discussion for years around RoofersCoffeeShop.com. Read this lively discussion on the RCS Forum from 10 years ago and you will see this challenge is still relevant today. Many of today's contractors started out doing work on the side, so this ...
Employee Retention Starts with Treating Everyone with Respect
RCS Influencer Sarah Weiss says that treating others the way you would want to be treated plays a big part in employee retention. At Elite Roofing Supply, it doesn’t matter whether an employee is a roof loader or a top salesperson or even a partner, they will be treated with ...
Companies Must Be Flexible in Order to Retain Employees
RCS Influencer Charles Antis say that companies have to adapt to retain employees or they will die.
Multi-faceted Approach Required to Retain Good Employees
RCS Influencer Mark Holencik says that businesses should always be looking for new methods to retain good employees. I think often about the guys who worked hard to help me build a company that you would want to work for. They did not stick around to reap the benefits of ...
Millennial Employees are the Future of the Industry
RCS Influencer Greg Hayne says that in order to retain millennial employees, companies need to start changing. As a trainer and consultant to roofing companies, I have the opportunity to work with many roofing contractors. A recurring theme surrounding hiring new employees is understanding the millennial generation and how to ensure ...
Employee Retention is Not About the Money
RCS Influencer Martin Stout says employers should get to know their employees to improve retention. This is way too important of a subject to not understand. Get to know your people, listen to them, learn what makes them engage and give it to them. Care about them. Do they have kids? Are ...
Retain Employees through Empowerment and Inclusion
RCS Influencer Jennifer Stone say it comes down to making sure that they know matter and feel like they are part of the process to retain employees. It’s very difficult in today’s market to retain employees – especially where I am in the Seattle area. There are so many companies that ...
Elevate the Reputation of the Industry Overall to Attract and Retain Employees
RCS Influencer Heidi Ellsworth says that employees are looking for a collaborative environment that allows for flexibility, challenge and advancement. I have just returned from the summer meetings of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA). What an amazing group of contractors. It is inspiring to see the work that ...
Retain Employees Through a Safer Workplace with Flexible Benefits
RCS Influencer Brian Pratt says a safer workplace helps employees embrace the company’s safety culture and contributes to the well-being of the team. A couple of things come to mind on the topic of employee retention practices. Many of our Tier 1 Roofing Clients provide and exhibit the following characteristics to ...
