What's Your Responsibility to Employees?

By Judy Fishman

Posted Jun 24, 2014 in Publisher's Page

One of the reasons lab owners prefer to fly solo is that they have no appetite for dealing with the challenges that come with personnel management.


There’s no doubt that more people mean more issues. However, there are also as many, if not more, positives for having employees, key among them is that they play a critical role in a business’s ability to grow and prosper.


Listening to recent news discussions for or against raising the federally mandated minimum wage to $10.10 has me wondering: What do you feel your responsibility is to your employees? What obligations do you feel you have toward the people who help build your business? What considerations play a role in how much you pay them for their time and contributions?


Most of the time lab owners tell me they pay entry-level employees the wage necessary to attract them in their regional area. We also know from our Wage Surveys that average laboratory pay scales exceed the current federal minimum...

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  • Judy Fishman

    CEO/Publisher at LMT Communications, Inc. · Newtown, CT

    Serving the needs of the dental laboratory community has been Judy's core mission for over 36 years. An industry leader known for her integrity & optimism, Judy understands the needs of the market and develops practical...

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  • Matt Haugan
    Matt Haugan · Technician · New Hill, NC

    I wanted to give a few thoughts regarding the question about our responsibility to our employees. I started out in a full service lab when I was 19, making a tad over minimum wage, 6 something if I remember correctly. Was 6 something hard to live on? Yes. I was recently married with a baby girl on the...[More]

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