“Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.” (Richard Branson) Whether you call it May Day, Labour Day or International Workers’ Day, 1 May is an opportune time for businesses to consider and prioritise their workers. Here’s why happy workers are… Continue reading This Workers’ Day, Look After Your Business’ Greatest Asset
Category: Employment and Labour
Zen and the Art of Fostering Job Stability in an Uncertain World
“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good.” (James Allen) The world of work has never felt less stable. Between high unemployment rates, a quicksand political environment, the gig economy and the introduction of new disruptive technologies (and tariffs!) almost daily, it’s no surprise that recent… Continue reading Zen and the Art of Fostering Job Stability in an Uncertain World
Five Foolproof Tips for Onboarding Remote Employees
“Employee orientation centres around and exists to help the individual employee, but it is the company that ultimately reaps the benefits of this practice.” (Michael Watkins, author of “The First 90 Days”) Onboarding a new employee is always a delicate task. And it’s a whole lot trickier (and arguably more important) if your new hire… Continue reading Five Foolproof Tips for Onboarding Remote Employees
5 Top Employee Retention Strategies
“People want to know they matter and they want to be treated as people. That’s the new talent contract.” (Pamela Stroko, Vice President, HCM Transformation & Thought Leadership at Oracle Corporation) Any business leader knows that hiring the best team possible is the first step to success, so it stands to reason that keeping them… Continue reading 5 Top Employee Retention Strategies