Maintaining good staff is becoming harder and harder.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Ever Wondered Why Good Employees Leave? Retention, retention, retention; the holy grail of Human Resources. Whilst lots of companies concentrate on bringing in leading skills and talents to their business, some fail to remember to follow this by maintaining ...
As a Human Resource professional in the new millennium, you know the stakes have never been higher for properly onboarding new employees, providing ongoing workforce monitoring and maintaining morale, while supporting a safe workplace. You’ve ...
The Great Divide – Not So Great For Morale (HRD) There is little doubt there is a large divide (Grand Canyon pics may provide a visual of the size of the gap) between what employers feel is justified, in maintaining the diligence of their staff, ...
Recently in Canada, sexual harassment in the workplace has become front page news due to the high-profile incidents with some of our Members of Parliament, as well as the allegations, as yet unproved in court, concerning CBC radio host, Jian Ghomeshi. ...
“(All) the while we keep a man waiting, he reflects on our shortcomings.” - Proverbs
I recall, eons ago, when I was a warehouse manager for a large multi-national tool and fastener company, we had a guy, Ed we’ll call him, who was often ...
The steamy side of smoking Businesses that allow smoking in their buildings have now become rarer than managers that still use a secretary on their lap to take diction for their business correspondence. Apart from the occasional ‘head shop’, ...
Letting someone go is probably the most difficult and emotionally demanding aspect of any Human Resources Director. Despite rumours to the contrary, no HR manager worth their salt takes any joy in the process. Despite disgruntled employees' over-wrought ...
One relatively new and surprisingly under-utilized tool available to HR managers that may help them significantly with increased morale, better retention, and enhanced engagement from their current employees is a well-planned and executed exit interview. ...
Great content for HR Specialists and Safety Officers
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
As an HR specialist, the topic of staff safety is never far from your focus. To illuminate some of the issues regarding safety in the workplace, here are some of our best blogs from Industrial NetMedia’s SafetySpot website for you to enjoy. Their ...
As the head of an HR department or even perhaps of an entire company, it may be your job to provide some kind of get-together for your staff during the holidays. It is one of those hero/goat situations as a corporate leader that you face. Few people will ...