One of the most common complaints of employees and bosses is that there always seem to be too much work and too little time to accomplish everything. In modern times where companies try to maximize profit through productivity, being effective...
While your employees are in your place of work, it’s up to you to make sure you’re implementing and enforcing the health and safety laws and rules that could end up saving somebody’s life. What’s more, it could also save...
While health and safety is ultimately down to your employer, there is an onus on you as the employee to take care of your health and safety and make sure you avoid any potential risks. A silly mistake can be...
You consider yourself a model employee. You get to work on time; you don’t fake illnesses to get out of work, you don’t make complaints, even when they are warranted; you’re reliable, good at what you do and well liked...
When your business is growing, and you want to continue fulfilling your goals and commitments, hiring additional people in your workforce always makes a lot of sense. However, attracting the perfect candidates for the job can be a challenging endeavor,...
When you are not making an actual tangible product as a business, such as radios or teddy bears, the value of your ‘product’ or service is heavily reliant on the quality of your people. That’s not to say that in...
Even if the job you’ve applied requires different qualifications, most HR managers tend to look for common qualities in applicants during the interview stage. If you want to get hired, you have to show these traits to them or else...
Were you one of those people that knew exactly what they wanted to do as a career and for their lives when you were at school? Not everyone has that sort of direction and decisiveness, and deciding on a career...
As an HR manager, it’s your job to make sure that your employees are being treated fairly. There are a lot of laws about what employees are entitled to and you need to make sure that your company is not...
The Human Resources (HR) department is one of the most critical determinants of organizational success. A well-performing department ensures that an organization recruits, retains, and motivates talented individuals to perform at their best. Therefore, every organization needs to ensure that...
Human Resource Development involves using the talents and energies of the people available to your organization to help you achieve your goals, values, and vision. To do this effectively, you will need to put a strategy in place and continue...
When you are working on the development of your employees the dilemmas that are thrown up result in a lot of enigmas. Do you motivate employees by a certain method, or should you provide the culture where an employee feels...
Workers rights are there for a good reason and if you encounter a difficult and challenging scenario where you have to fight to save your job or get the compensation you deserve, it pays to know where you stand. You can’t...
The role of human resources is evolving, and industry now demands far more from the people function than ever before. The most significant trends in Modern HR over the last decade were: A more competitive global business landscape The impact of...
Workplace injuries aren’t a new thing. Every year, hundreds of people get hurt on the job, with some even losing their lives on the spot. There are steps you can take to minimize the frequency of occurrence and severity of these...