How to Design an Ergonomic Workplace for Maximum Employee Productivity
if you want your employees to give their best, make their comfort your top priority. Invest in comfortable furniture, and create quiet spaces to make your office space more comfortable for employees. While it may sound difficult, designing an ergonomic workplace for maximum employee productivity is, in fact, much easier. Here are some key features of an ergonomic […]
Can AI Cause Unemployment – Why and Why Not
According to a University of Chicago study, robots cause unemployment. As devastating as the study results sound, they only present a part of the picture. Looking at the bigger picture, one can easily understand how machines in the past caused unemployment and created new employment opportunities. Let’s take a detailed look at how machines or […]
Businesses Taking a Break – Trend or Necessity
Few and far before the coronavirus pandemic, small businesses popped up everywhere during the lockdown. The big numbers in which small businesses appeared worldwide created their entire industry. Like any industry, the small business industry also sees its evolution and trends. The latest trend in this industry is that of taking a break. With the breaks […]
5 Essential Employee Benefits Startups Should Prioritize
Employee benefits cast a significant impact on employees’ decision to accept or stick with a job. As a startup looking for easy recruitment and long-term retention, you must offer these 5 employee benefits.
3 Ways to Prevent Political Discussion at Workplace
Politics is complicated. While (almost) everyone agrees on living wages for employees, universal healthcare, and economic growth, there are several disagreements too. When highlighted in the workplace, these disagreements and differences in opinions can negatively impact employee communication and collaboration. Political identities and ideologies are often deeply rooted and make people very emotional about their […]
3 Things You Should Never Include in Vacancy Ads
With the Great Resignation still strong and the Gen Zers’ and Millennials’ reluctance toward settling for any job, organizations are seeking new and innovative methods to tempt candidates to apply. In this scenario, it has become essential for HR departments to construct vacancy ads that can fit a more significant number of applicants. But writing a […]
How Downsizing Affects Employee Motivation
Companies often aim to achieve high financial and productivity goals through downsizing. However, studies suggest otherwise. The results of a study analyzing the relative financial conditions of an organization due to downsizing depict that companies often lose customers, and cash inflow, due to a lack of resources and flawed or slow outcomes. Another study indicated the recorded […]
Is Your Workplace Noisy? Here’s What You Can Do
The United States Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has strict guidelines and requirements for workplaces to provide a noise-free environment. However, even if your workplace ensures and maintains all SOPs, it can still be noisy. Jobs requiring colleagues to constantly communicate with each other can especially feel noisy and distracting. […]
3 Policies to Keep Office Politics at Bay
If your workplace isn’t the headquarter of one of the five political parties, politics can only bring it harm. While some senior leaders may enjoy office politics to reveal their employees’ characters, it comes at a heavy price. Office politics casts a significantly negative impact on employees for multiple reasons. It discourages communication and […]
Importance of Peer Reviews at Work in 2022
Peer reviews at work refer to two co-workers reviewing each other’s performance. Co-workers exercise peer reviews by going through a questionnaire designed by the HR department or their manager, especially for the purpose. Employees or peers reviewing each other sit together to complete the questionnaires. The negative feedback during peer reviews at work is communicated through constructive […]
