Freelancer.com is a leading freelance marketplace in the world. The website was founded in 2009 in Sydney, Australia with offices in other countries. Read all the post on working in the Gig Economy here: [mkdf_list_ordered] My Experiment Of Working In The Gig Economy ...
The eco-system of digital labour platforms is still in its infancy, but it is developing rapidly, linking workers with clients or companies for specific tasks, projects or services. I mentioned in my last post, that I wanted to focus on “Online Work...
There exist other categories of remote job platforms and in today’s post, in continuation of the series on “My Experiment Of Working in The Gig Economy”, I will take a look at platforms dedicated to fulltime and/or part-time remote jobs. To...
After spending years working at a senior level in HR, I decided to leave the corporate workforce at the age 35 and own my own future. I opened my People business, closely working with clients to formulate people solutions and...
Because line managers are in daily contact with employees and can best measure performance, they are usually the ones who conduct appraisals. I see the appraisal as a communication tool to measure each employee’s individual contribution, it assists in evaluating talent...
Founding your corporate culture is a crucial task, and could mean the difference between an allied band of staff and a divided team of opposites. When we go back many years to a SHRM Culture Study - it stated that; [mkdf_blockquote text="Companies...
Managing both local and global operations is something that a growing number of enterprises are focusing on, and the HR department has a central role to play in the success of this endeavour. Forging close and productive links between globally disparate...
– Indirect Route Into HR. Often, people get wrapped up in turf wars which are destructive to both sides, rather than trying to figure out roles for both sides and create a win-win employee situation. Employee relations have been increasingly become...
Workforce planning consists of a set of strategies engineered to maximize the use of resources to accomplish goals, estimate and plan for progress and outline the basis of decision-making techniques while anticipating the needs of the business in the future. [mkdf_blockquote...
It seems that funds are as tight as ever, and companies and households alike are conscious they need to be efficient and not waste time, money or energy. Anyone who has ever worked in the People Management arena or on a...
Many of us know the traditional “human resources” and many of us have many more assumptions on what People professionals do. It is known that they deal with new hires as well as those leaving for other places. Sometimes they even...
Communication is one of the defining pillars of People Management. Of all the departments in the company, yours is the one most looked to when trying to find the best means of expression without any unintended offence. Knowing this, it is important...
People Management professionals now look at political and economical development when to identify current and future trends that may have an impact on the safety and security of their workers. While multi-cultural teams are becoming the norm; more and more individuals...
Diversity is becoming a strategic change imperative at many organisations, and for good reason. Studies show that organisations with a more diverse workforce – in terms of gender, ethnicity and race – are more productive, more efficient, and ultimately, more profitable. Diversity,...