4 Ways to Get Better Insight into the Well-Being of a Remote Workforce
It’s hard to get a clear read on your organization’s culture in the best of times. It’s much harder now, as just about everyone is working from home.
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Health and Safety Top Concerns When Returning to Work Post-COVID-19
As states across the country continue to lift their stay-at-home orders, consumers and employees alike are voicing their concerns about returning to businesses and the workplace.
How HR in Germany Engages Parental Leave
Today’s “Faces of HR” is a little different because we have with us an HR manager who works in Berlin, Germany. She found herself doing the job of her supervisor, who is out on maternity leave. The situation has given her a unique perspective on parental leave.
OK, Workforce: Millennials vs. Boomers
As an HR professional, you know it is illegal to discriminate against a person due to his or her age or other protected statuses, like race, gender, religion, etc., but as the workforce continues to comprise multiple generations, it may feel like there’s a battle brewing between the young and old.
Q&A: Many Employees Stay 3 Years or More with a Bad Boss
It has been said that employees leave managers, not companies. Recent research found some surprising results about how much employees will put up with before they leave.
Communication Tips During the Hiring Process
Employers today face a changed hiring landscape. Now, despite best efforts, employers are finding that people scheduled for interviews—even later rounds—simply don’t show up about half the time. And even of those who are offered a position or hired, many don’t come in for their first day. It makes recruiting even more difficult.
Boomerang Employees: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Boomerang employees are those who leave, decide the grass wasn’t greener elsewhere after all, and want to come back.
Stay vs. Exit Interviews and Why Each Is Important
It’s often surprising how out of touch managers and HR departments can be with their teams and organizations. They often have unrealistic perceptions of the level of satisfaction and engagement, as well as why employees have those feelings.
Should You Worry About Training Employees Out of Your Company?
Training employees is a crucial means of making them more effective and productive, as well as reducing risk. But many employers fear that spending money on training employees will make them more attractive candidates in the labor market, thereby making them susceptible to leaving the organization. Here are some reasons you should not let that […]
3 Tips on How to Avoid Losing Employees to the Gig Economy
The gig economy is defined as “a way of working that is based on people having temporary jobs or doing separate pieces of work, each paid separately.” In recent years, there has been an influx of job titles, including words like “freelancer,” “entrepreneur,” and “self-employed,” and many are saying Millennials and Gen Zs are to […]