Increased diversity and inclusivity continue to be workplace top trends for the coming year. As an HR personnel, you can easily promote workplace inclusivity through inclusive recruitment. Since recruitment begins with writing a vacancy ad, read on to find 5 steps to help you write vacancy ads and lead to an inclusive workplace.

Avoid Gender Bias

With the rising awareness of genders, gender stereotypes and gendered language have become restrictive and offensive. By using gendered terms like saleswoman, cameraman, he, she, etc., you […]

The series of unfortunate economic events, from extended lockdowns and closing of businesses to hyperinflation and shortage of necessities, has resulted in hitting an all-time low in employee motivation. But with the festive season and holidays, employers have a great opportunity to motivate employees.

If, like other businesses, you are also throwing a Christmas or New Year’s party for your employees, make the most of it by utilizing it to increase employee motivation. Here are some tips that can help:

Throw […]

With the New Year just around the corner, businesses are reevaluating their priorities to meet their 2023 goals. However, achieving any business goal can be impossible with a team that is short-staffed or doesn’t have the right skills or qualifications.

While the obvious solution to the situation seems to recruit new talent, it is, in fact, employee retention that is the key to achieving all business goals. Here’s why:

Training an all New Team is Challenging

Prioritizing employee retention over recruitment saves businesses from […]

Checking in with employees is one of the easiest methods to enhance employee engagement. But that’s not all; the employee engagement resulting from checking in with employees also positively impacts their productivity in the long term.

Let’s take a deeper look into how checking in proves so beneficial:

Improves Communication

Checking in with employees weekly promotes continuous communication without seeming like micromanaging. It also provides an opportunity to discuss upcoming projects or updates on past projects. Checking in with junior employees or […]

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 […]

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 […]