Depending on the type of business, company culture can evolved due to the adoption of new technologies, changing demographics and workplace norms, forces and competition from within the industry, and several other factors. Business cultures are extremely varied and wide-ranging and continue to shift and change. Human resource departments play a vital role in helping…
In the past, human resource departments were probably characterized by stacks of dusty folders where human resource policies, employee reviews, codes of conduct, and other strategic documents were stored. Trying to find and make use of some of those documents was an exercise in and of itself. The lack of digitalization tended to make human…
For decades, we’ve been conducting exit interviews. The goal of an exit interview is to understand the departing employee’s experience with our company and their reason for leaving. But why are we waiting until they leave to find this out? In an era of high turnover and a war on talent, we can’t afford to…
A lot of large businesses concentrate on finding and hiring the most talented workers to help them propel their company forward. They spend countless hours building a strong recruitment strategy. For most, this includes: Figuring out the specific needs of their company Crafting the perfect job descriptions Optimizing their online job postings Culling through applications…
We are halfway through November and the holiday season is just around the corner. Meanwhile, keeping the productivity and morale of your workforce high, before the most awaited holiday season, can be quite challenging. This is because a holiday season is a relaxing reprieve and everybody just wishes to get away from the chaotic working…
With the growing trend of the cloud-based time and attendance system, many organizations are now switching their internal or on-premises time and attendance system with cloud-based systems. Whether an organization should adopt a cloud-based time and attendance system or an on-premises one, depends on many factors, such as the organizational environment and how an organization…
In the United States, employers throughout the country had to deal with major transitions and changes in the year 2016. However, considering the employers in the state of California, this proved to be a year that demanded major preparation for the changes made to the California Fair Pay Act. While many states throughout the U.S…
Having an ‘effective’ time off policy is one of the keys to ensuring happy and productive employees. Moreover, a clear and concise time off policy will allow you to better budget for the planned absences of employees and cuts the costs associated with these absences. Talking about time off policies, a recent phenomenon that has…