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The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many companies to shift the vast majority of their staff to remote work to avoid virus transmission in the office. While some companies are eager to get employees back on-site, others are seeing the benefits of remote work for their teams in terms of morale, productivity, and reduced overhead costs.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we shared some results from our recent survey on training and development; today, further results and data from the study, including respondents’ takes on which topics covered in training are the most popular, the role of professional development, and products and services used for training.
Yesterday’s Advisor provided some of the latest research on training and development from BLR’s recent survey; today, the rest of the results from our study, including detailed responses regarding employee development, popular training topics, and the top products and services in the training arena.
Thanks to all 1,052 participants in the 2014 Training and Development Survey! Here are the highlights: New hire orientation is the most commonly offered training topic, followed by sexual harassment and emergency procedures. HR conducts the training at 78 percent of respondents’ businesses. In the coming years, 86 percent expect to use more online training. […]
Thanks to all 1,052 participants in the 2014 Training and Development Survey! Here are the detailed results: HR’s Role HR wears multiple hats when it comes to implementing training programs. What Is HR’s Role? Helps supervisors with training for employees as needed 86.9% Decides what training is needed 86.2% Evaluates training materials/options 83.5% (59% in […]
These days many people live well into their eighties, and some make it into their nineties. That means that many of your employees can expect to live 20 or more years in retirement. Financial experts say that to live comfortably during retirement, a person needs about 80 percent of his or her current wages. Social […]
Over 700 individuals participated in the HR Daily Advisor’s April 2013 Training and Development Survey. Read on to see how the training programs your company offers stack up against those of other successful companies. Training Topics The leading topics for compliance training for employees are: New hire orientation (79%) Sexual harassment (75%) Discrimination (69%) Other […]
Over 700 individuals participated in the April 2013 Training and Development Survey. Read on to see how the training programs your company offers stack up against those of other successful companies. Initial key highlights include: Top compliance training topics for employees are new hire orientation (79%), sexual harassment (75%), and discrimination (69%). For professional development […]
Top compliance training topics for employees are new hire orientation (79%), sexual harassment (75%), and discrimination (69%). For professional development training for employees, job-related skills leads the list (73%), followed by communication (66%), customer service skills (59%), team building (49%), computer skills (46%), and time management (36%). The survey also covered: HR’s Role in Training […]