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Hey Contractor, You Have Employees, Now What?

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jul 15, 2016

You started your Construction Company, Handyman Business, House Builder, Specialty Contractor or another form of contracting because you wanted to be your own boss, make a lot of money and enjoy some personal freedom.

Then You Hired A Construction Worker And Something Went Horribly Wrong!

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    Welcome To The New World Where You Are The B.O.S.S. (Bad Old Sorry Sucker)

    Most construction workers are good decent people who enjoy working with their hands making, building, repairing, remodeling and fixing homes and commercial buildings. IMG_20160412_132750_2.pngGood construction workers will not tolerate chaos or unfair labor practices. They will try out a lot of contractors until they find a contractor with a system. Preferably with documented processes and procedures.

    Good Construction Workers Have These Five Traits In Common:

    #1 High Self Esteem

    #2 Strong Work Ethic

    #3 Always Learning

    #4 Loyal To Family And Friends

    #5 Law Abiding Citizen

    Know The Fully Burdened Cost Of A Construction Worker

    Fully Burdened Construction Worker Cost - Simply means what it will cost you to hire someone including the company portion of the payroll taxes and all those little costs that only a construction accountant like me would think about. The example below shows a construction worker earning $25.00 per hour working 40 hours per week with basic benefits.

    Field Labor Fully Burdened Hourly Cost Compliments Of Fast Easy Accounting

    Considering The Cost Of Construction Worker on your payroll including taxes and overhead will be 1.3 to 2.0 times the hourly salary you are paying them is why labor is your most expensive cost in running a construction company. 

    Hire Slow And Fire Quick!

    If You Think You Should Fire Someone

    You're Already 15 Minutes Too Late!

Three Must Haves When Screening Applications:

#1 Ask them to fill out an application in person and give them a pen with blue ink. You can learn a lot about a person including if they follow directions. Their handwriting, spelling, and grammar speak for itself. Make certain the application clearly states you have the right to run a background check, and you will ask for a drug test before considering them eligible for hire.

#2 Subscribe to a service that will run a background check including as much detail as possible

#3 Ask them to get a copy of their driving record. This is huge! If there are any DUI, Reckless Driving or other serious offenses perhaps it would be best to pass on them. If they are not respectful or men and women who carry guns and are licensed to kill, law enforcement officers they will not show you, your other employees or your customers and clients any respect.

Probationary Period

Offer Probationary Period 30 days Or More. Most people will get comfortable and show who they are within 30 days.


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This Is One More Example of how Fast Easy Accounting is helping construction company owners all across the USA including Alaska and Hawaii put more money in the bank to operate and grow your construction company. Construction accounting is not rocket science; it is a lot harder than that and a lot more valuable to people like you so stop missing out! Call Sharie 206-361-3950 or sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com and schedule your no charge one-hour consultation. 

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Profitable Contractors and Construction Company owners have known about the value of outsourced bookkeeping services and contractor coaching services like ours for a long time and now you know about it too!

Thank You For Reading This Far And I Hope You Understand we really do care about you and all contractors regardless of whether or not you ever hire our services.

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About The Author:

Randal DeHart, PMP, QPA The Construction Accountant Randal DeHart, PMP, QPA is the co-founder of Business Consulting And Accounting in Lynnwood Washington. He is the leading expert in outsourced construction bookkeeping and accounting services for small construction companies across the USA. He is experienced as a Contractor, Project Management Professional, Construction Accountant, Intuit ProAdvisor, QuickBooks For Contractors Expert and Xero Accounting Specialist. This combination of experience and skill sets provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, Project Manager, Accountant, and construction accountant. This quadruple understanding is what sets him apart from other Intuit ProAdvisors and Xero accountants to the benefit of all of the construction contractors he serves across the USA. Visit http://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/randal-dehart/ to learn more.

Our Co-Founder Randal DeHart - Is a Certified PMP (Project Management Professional) with several years of construction project management experience. His expertise is construction accounting systems engineering and process development. His exhaustive study of several leading experts including the work of Dr. W. Edward Deming, Michael Gerber, Walter A. Shewhart, James Lewis and dozens of others was the foundation upon which our Construction Bookkeeping System is based and continues to evolve and improve. Check out our Contractor Success Map Podcast on iTunes and Follow Randal on Google+

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