New Employees? (1)

Hiring new employees isn’t as easy as it seems
by Simon Stopps

With his company growing, Ben thinks it might be time to hire some employees. But hiring employees is a big step, and Uncle Bob has some important words of warning for him.

Hi, Ben! How are you today?

I'm great! Thanks for asking.

How's the business coming along?

Well, it's growing by leaps and bounds. In fact, I'm having a hard time getting all the work done, and I need help.

I thought you had some help. Don't you have a few people working for you.

Yes and no. We have a few freelancers we use on projects, but I need some full time help.

Wow. Hiring full-time employees is a big step for a young company. Are you ready for it?

Sure. How hard can it be to hire a couple of employees?

I'm not saying it's hard. But employees can induce big changes in the way your company works.

How?

Well, there are lots of ways. Take costs for example. The cost of an employee goes far beyond pay.

I guess that's true. I'll need to pay for things like benefits and payroll taxes.

That's right. And there are other indirect costs, too.

You'll need to buy office furniture, computers and a lot more stationery for your employees to use.

And parking. I'll need to get more parking spots.

Exactly.


Info Cloud
pay for benefits
benefits= employee benefits   員工福利
perks= perquisites 工資以為的津貼或外快; 一份工作給予的特權或待遇
fringe benefit 附加的福利


Language Lab
by leaps and bounds 非常迅速地  [leap越過/bound跳躍; 跳起]
very quickly and greatly
- After Jake moved to the States, his English improved by leaps and bounds.
- Rita's computer skills grew by leaps and bounds.

freelancer n.兼職者, 自由工作者
working independently for different companies rather than being employed by one particular company;
earning money by being hired to work on different jobs for short periods of time rather than by having a permanent job with one employer
- Nathan used to work in a big advertising company, but now he's a freelancer.
freelance adj. 自由職業的, 獨立工作的
- Alice decided to go freelance after she got married.

induce v. 引誘; 勸 [duce字根-引導]
to persuade someone to do something, especially something that does not seem wise
- I could not induce her to go mountain climbing with me.
- The treatment might induce side effects such as loss of appetite and hair.

stationery n. 文具; 信紙
/ˈsteɪʃəˌneri/
materials (such as paper, pens, and ink) that are used for writing or typing
- Many parents bought their kids new stationery before school started.
stationery  文具
可比較:
stationary 固定的
[ˋsteʃən͵ɛrɪ]


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