Employees may not need a pay raise as much as they would need a personal thanks from their manager for a job well done. I would show my workers that I support them, and encourage better performance by motivating them in the following ways:  

Give an examples or two reasons for each bullet point.

• Have more hands on in the business owner & help employees

• Have team meetings with a strategic plan and how to continue to work during the recession

• Listen to employees ideas & use great ideas

• Create incentives for employees such as family discounts

• Gift cards

• Involve employee in decision making

• Let employee go home early one day out the week & still be paid for the full day

• Give them positive feedback, let them know how much they’re appreciated & that the business is successful because of the work they do

• Be considerate to the employees needs

• Allow employees to take 2 breaks, one in the morning & in the afternoon 

• Create a contract with employees agreeing to give increase one the recession is over with

• At the end of the day, thank employees and let them know they are appreciated

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ANSWER 1Have more hands on in the business owner help employees As your company grows and you begin to hire more staff or outsource some functions you ... View the full answer