To help alleviate this problem, it’s suggested that new challenges can reenergize them and restore their enthusiasm.
As far a staff retention and absenteeism go, there are several things that the conscientious employers can do to ensure that the numbers in the one area go up and down in the other. One of the […]
As with all kinds of other problems, when one is spotted at an early stage in the workplace it allows for an early intervention that can ward off larger troubles down the road. The opportunity for intervention and counseling before a major problem develops needs to be recognized and acted upon here.
There are several of […]
Of course there are the usual physical problems that people deal with in their working lives but more and more companies are finding that these health problems can often be curbed be eliminating things like smoking and encouraging exercise programs that help to curb high blood pressure. The most forward thinking are looking to the […]
Business today faces several critical challenges above and beyond the other issues of the working mother.
These are:
An impending labor shortage
The need for woman to fill in a lager percentage of new jobs
The decline in productivity that threatens our ability to compete
The demand that workers be better educated
The shift form manufacturing to service jobs
Employers […]
The latest information that has been coming in states that employer’s awareness of people tops the list of the things that keeps people at their jobs.
These issues involve an awareness of diversity issues and providing job security for good work. There is also a strong need for employers to recognize the need to […]
Having been involved in learning and development for many years, mid-last year, I took a step into the world of eLearning. I’d had some experience prior to this, but hadn’t previously been involved in consulting to clients interested in eLearning.
After joining an eLearning company, I gallantly took on my first couple of clients when the […]
Outsourcing occurs when a business secures (purchases) products and/or services from a third party, as opposed to producing them in-house. There are several advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing.
Advantages of Outsourcing
One of the biggest advantages can be lower personnel costs. By outsourcing job duties to non-employees, a business does not have to pay consistent wages […]
Induction programs have traditionally been based upon providing new starters with the information and skills they need to successfully perform their new roles as well as covering off compliance and policy issues. This focus means organisations can miss the opportunity to positively engage their new starters. Consider the following:
* In the current jobs market it […]
Employers often hire workers and categorize them as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime, taxes, and complying with other federal and state labor and employment related laws. In overtime cases the courts and the administrative agencies do not automatically accept the idea that a worker is not entitled to overtime rights by simply categorizing […]
An employee recognition ceremony can be a big, elaborate gala or a small company picnic. An employee recognition ceremony can even be a surprise team meeting where the team leader is recognized by the team and his or her supervisor. It’s not really the employee recognition ceremony that counts, it’s the fact that […]
