The Rule Change That Killed Margins

One payroll policy shift added 11% to labor costs after quotes were sent. The fix? 20 minutes every Friday reading the fine print before it gets expensive.

Stop ignoring policy changes if you want to protect your margins. Start reading the fine print before it hits payroll. I learned this the expensive way over 18 months. One rule change added 11 percent to labor costs and I found out after sending quotes. That mistake ate two months of profit. And this is where it gets interesting. Failure is data, not destiny. Bad pricing told me where the leak was. Hiring delays showed me what compliance was about to cost. Here is what changed everything. I started reviewing policy updates every Friday for 20 minutes. Small tweaks now save me four figures. Read early or pay late.