Maintaining a healthy workforce is crucial to any organization. According to Harvard Business review, employees who worked despite an illness have cost employers about $150 billion to $250 billion. That is 60 percent of the overall cost allotted to … [Read more...] about Why Creating a Health-Conscious Environment Is Important
Do Ergonomic Workspaces Save Companies Money?
Ergonomic workspaces have many advantages. However, many companies shy away from making major changes to their workstations because of the investing cost. What they may not realize is that, despite the initial investment, ergonomic workspaces … [Read more...] about Do Ergonomic Workspaces Save Companies Money?
Why Temperature Control is Essential to Workplace Productivity
Having the right temperature settings inside your workplace can benefit you and your staff in many ways. According to a Helsinki University of Technology study cited by Chron, the ideal temperature in a work setting is between 69.8 degrees and 71.6 … [Read more...] about Why Temperature Control is Essential to Workplace Productivity
Appreciate Your Employees: 4 Tips for Keeping Your Office Environment Safe
There’s one thing that smart business leaders have discovered that others haven’t. The lesson is that if you want to make more money, you have to appreciate your employees. And no, this doesn’t involve their salaries. If you want your employees to be … [Read more...] about Appreciate Your Employees: 4 Tips for Keeping Your Office Environment Safe
How to optimally use eLearning for Employee training?
Training is one of the most essential elements of employee management in any organization. And while you might be considering many different ways of training your employees right, some tricks and tips can always add a great deal to the overall … [Read more...] about How to optimally use eLearning for Employee training?
Tired of losing employees to competitors? Culture is key
High turnover rates should be a warning sign to companies. Not only do they decrease performance and morale, they can be very costly. To improve retention, businesses need to build a culture that is worth sticking around for. Image Source: … [Read more...] about Tired of losing employees to competitors? Culture is key
Background Checks – How important are they?
A few weeks ago, all the news agencies were reporting on a shooting at a facility in Illinois. The gunman was being terminated and he opened fire and killed 5 people, including the HR Director and an HR Intern. Our hearts and prayers went out to … [Read more...] about Background Checks – How important are they?
New Business Owner? 4 Ways to Hire the Best Employees
One of the biggest headaches for new business owners is finding the right people for the job. Your organization is only as good as the people in it. Some businesses may use fuzzy name matching and all sorts of search techniques to look for the right … [Read more...] about New Business Owner? 4 Ways to Hire the Best Employees
7 Steps: Strategic Approach to HR that Supports Growth
The importance of a business plan is rarely overlooked. Marketing plans are much the same, with the success of company living or dying with your marketing strategy. Yet not everyone understands the importance of strategic human resource planning, … [Read more...] about 7 Steps: Strategic Approach to HR that Supports Growth
Advanced Education to Enhance an HR Career (Besides HR Degrees)
Human resources is an excellent career, offering plenty of challenge to keep your interest as well as steady pay (always a plus) and a wealth of job opportunities. As is the case with many positions within business, to advance up the ranks in HR, you … [Read more...] about Advanced Education to Enhance an HR Career (Besides HR Degrees)