Most of us are guilty of scarfing down our food while working at our desks, but it's vital for our health to step away from work and enjoy a lunch break. The following suggestions will help self-storage operators take back their lunch break!
If you’re looking for a job in the self-storage industry, where do you begin? Finding available positions is easy; being prepared for what comes next is harder. Get advice for landing your dream job!
In addition to receiving a salary or wages, many self-storage facility managers can earn bonuses or other incentives. Often, the reward is based on filling units, especially if the property is in lease-up mode. However, when a site approaches full...
Two former employees of Derrel’s Mini Storage Inc., a Fresno, Calif.-based self-storage operator, have brought a class-action lawsuit against the company for allegedly failing to provide uninterrupted meal times and breaks as well as not properly...
While there’s no absolute way to determine if an employee could become violent in the self-storage workplace, there are behavioral changes that warrant attention. Here are some red flags to watch for and what to do about them.
The former manager of Mount Zion Self-Storage in Mount Zion, Ill., was arrested in February under suspicion of stealing $117,000 from the business during a five-year period. The embezzlement estimate has since ballooned to as much as $1 million...
Two Texas self-storage operators have been sued in federal court for allegedly violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child-labor standards affecting full-time and part-time...
One of the greatest risks to owning a self-storage facility is employee theft. Learn how regular audits can uncover and prevent this crime as well as expose other business problems.
Update 4/18/18 – The amount of money King allegedly stole is higher than investigators first reported. The former manager is now accused of stealing $500,000 to $1 million, according to a source...
Officials of Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage facilities across North America, have encouraged company employees to write to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), urging the government to...
