23 01, 2023

3 Tips to Retain Contract Employees for Longer

By |2022-11-07T07:50:50-05:00January 23rd, 2023|Categories: HR|

Hiring employees is a costly process. This cost can also be easily doubled or tripled when an employee quits without serving a notice period. With the Great Resignation leading to employees quitting without notice, it is no surprise that companies are looking to reduce the turnover rate by offering to hire contract employees.

 

Hiring contract employees is not a regular practice in most industries and positions in the US. However, most businesses fill a few positions with contract employees to count […]

18 01, 2023

How to Keep Employees Engaged on Slow Days

By |2022-11-07T07:44:53-05:00January 18th, 2023|Categories: HR|

Slow days at work are inevitable no matter which industry you operate in. As an employer or manager, you may not like them; but there are ways to work to increase employee engagement even on the slowest of work days.

 

So without further ado, let’s take a look at some of these tried and tested tips and the reasons they work so well:

Exercise Team Building Activities

Most employers don’t like slow days at work for one simple reason, i.e., they don’t like seeing employees watching […]

28 12, 2022

3 Tips to Keep Things Impersonal at Work as an HR Professional

By |2022-11-04T13:32:17-04:00December 28th, 2022|Categories: HR|Tags: |

No matter how helpful or extroverted you are, working as an HR professional can sometimes be overwhelming. After all, it is difficult to not allow people’s complaints and demands, blame for company policies you cannot control, and conflicts between employees to take a toll on your emotions. However, it is possible to keep work from impacting your personal life and emotional health.

While you may have opted for a career in HR for your passion for working with people, the key to […]

16 12, 2022

How Power Struggle Between Leaders Can Work Destroy Employee Motivation

By |2022-10-07T09:48:25-04:00December 16th, 2022|Categories: HR|Tags: |

Constant competition is one of the founding factors of corporate structures in the contemporary capitalist economic environment. Hence, it isn’t uncommon to come across professionals ready to go to any length to take all the credit. Team leaders and managers can be more prone to such behavior simply because they sometimes have the opportunity to get away with it.

Unchecked competition in a workplace can lead to a power struggle between leaders. This can push them to take up the credit […]

25 11, 2022

3 Ways to Encourage Employees to Learn More

By |2022-10-03T14:42:55-04:00November 25th, 2022|Categories: HR|Tags: , |

Employee training is essential for every organization focused on growth and expansion. However, it can be challenging to motivate employees to improve their existing skills and learn more. After all, daily work can bring enough challenges to make employees feel like they are doing more each day and drain them from any motivation to further enhance their skills.

Therefore, motivating employees to learn more requires providing them with an environment that promotes learning and development. Here’s how you can achieve it:

Create a Positive […]

11 05, 2022

3 Things You Should Stop Pestering Your Employees About

By |2022-04-14T11:14:09-04:00May 11th, 2022|Categories: HR|Tags: , |

An ideal employee tends to be as accommodating as possible when it comes to requests from their managers. This includes extra work, performing tasks that are not in their job description, and even attending events that interfere with family gatherings.   However, accommodating unnecessary demands often leads to many  disadvantages. One of these disadvantages is that many employers or managers can begin treating their employees unprofessionally.

 

While the unprofessional behavior at work can depict itself in many ways, managers and employers can often […]

4 04, 2022

5 Employee Benefits for Small Businesses

By |2022-03-14T16:38:50-04:00April 4th, 2022|Categories: HR|

Employee benefits have always been an important aspect of any job. However, during the Great Resignation, their importance has increased even further.

While the impact of the Great Resignation has affected all industries and businesses of all sizes, small businesses have been affected more than others. However, small businesses still have a higher chance of retaining their employees or hiring new candidates by offering fair pay and some creative and beneficial employee benefits.

So without further ado, let’s take a look at some examples of […]

16 03, 2022

Hybrid Work Culture and How it Leads to Employee Burnout

By |2022-02-22T11:40:57-05:00March 16th, 2022|Categories: HR|Tags: , , |

The hybrid work model is a great solution to provide employees with the necessary adjustment period as they transition from home to in-office. However, prolonged hybrid work timings can also harm employees’ well-being and productivity.

Let’s take a look at the 3 ways in which prolonged hybrid work can lead to employee burnout and what can employers do about it:

Lack of Routine

Every organization has adopted a hybrid work model differently. Some businesses allow their employees to come in at any time of the day, while some […]

14 03, 2022

Employee Benefit Trends for 2022

By |2022-02-22T11:37:24-05:00March 14th, 2022|Categories: HR|Tags: , |

The Great Resignation and the challenges of getting the workforce back to workplaces have caused employers to shift their strategies regarding employee benefits. This shift in strategies has removed the employee benefits that were no longer popular among employees and paved the way for new and unique employee benefits as per the employees’ demands in 2022.

As an employer, you can greatly benefit by offering popular employee benefits to your employees. Offering the trending employee benefits at the right time will help you retain […]

2 03, 2022

Pointless Office Perks No Employee Wants

By |2022-02-15T13:11:25-05:00March 2nd, 2022|Categories: HR|Tags: |

Office perks are an essential part of building an office culture. Various perks can attract employees and improve their mood and morale when they are present in the office. However, employees and their preferences have evolved with time.

These days, certain office perks can negatively impact employees rather than a positive one. Let’s take a look at these perks:

Ping-Pong Tables and Other Games

Ping-pong tables, Pac-man consoles, and other arcade games were a big hit in offices in the late 1980s to mid-1990s. […]