Keep your Employees Happy. And Reap the Benefits!

Over the past decade, holidays have become part of the ‘working life’ of individuals. Indeed, a lot of importance is being played upon the need for employees to take some time off to unwind themselves and, as many say, ‘shut off’ from the overly laden schedules around which our lives centers. Sometimes, employees take a one- or two-week holiday every year or two. This may not sound as pleasant to the employers, managers and HR personnel, who have to duly plan their own scheduling and allocate work to ensure the overall smooth running of the company. Needless to say, a sound policy and plan for scheduling holidays is vital if your company...

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Tips for Employee Retention

1. Offer a competitive benefits package, including health and life insurance and a retirement plan.2. Provide employees financial incentives such as raises, bonuses and stock options.3. Consider hiring a human-resources manager if your company is nearing 100 employees.4. Make sure employees know what's expected of them and how they can grow within your company. Nikita Pisani @ Mu...

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Increase your Employee Retention

Managing stuff can get difficult...                                                                                                        Have you ever wondered why some of your well-performing and ‘good’ employees leave your company? There could be, in fact, ample reasons. Changing their present job to another one (with better conditions), moving abroad, starting a family, separating,...

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The 3 Things Start-up Founders Need to Know About HR

If you are running a business, you know how many things you have to do on a daily basis – calling up clients, making appointments, postponing appoints, issuing invoices, paying bills, and so on. If you have workers employed with you, additional tasks include – checking on your workers, buying coffee (and milk) so that your workers are all nicotine-supplied and geared up for work, and the list goes on.To avoid this, co-founder and CEO of TribeHR, Joseph Fung, mentions three vital HR issues that you need to implement if you want your business to be successful.These are: a) personality, where he describes the importance of creating the right 'mix'...

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Why Creativity & Innovation is Key to Progressive Development

Creativity  is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing. Innovation is the production or implementation of an idea. If you have ideas, but don’t act on them, you are imaginative but not creative.  (Linda Naiman) Over the past decade, Malta has seen a substantial change and development in the human resource sector. Upon joining the EU, back in May 2000, Malta had to introduce new laws that are in keeping with the other Member States: Malta had to be able to grow, moreover, within the human resource dimension.Several companies in Malta, including banks;...

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