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Employee Burnout
Employee burnout. Two words you hear a lot together these days. While it’s been a growing problem in recent years, the pandemic put it even further under the spotlight. The extremely stressful public health emergency put stress on both professional and personal lives around the globe. It’s also led more people to work remotely. Remote…
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7 Reasons Employee Retention Should Be Your Top Priority in 2022
As the U.S. economy opens up following the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are experiencing growth again. While this growth is most welcome, many industries face skills shortages. For example, CNN revealed that the U.S. manufacturing industry experienced a surge in activity but struggled to fill half a million job openings. Undoubtedly, skills shortages will continue to…
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Cultural Misalignment: When an employee is not a good cultural fit
Terminating an employee is challenging at the best of times. However, it can be particularly difficult when the reason for the termination is cultural misalignment. This is largely because it’s not entirely the employee’s fault. They may even be A-players and hard workers, but somehow, they don’t fit in with your organization’s culture. Although a…
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Benefits of Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Flexible Spending Accounts (or FSAs) are an often-overlooked benefit that you can offer your employees. FSAs come under section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code and allow your employees to convert some of their taxable pay into nontaxable benefits. Healthcare FSAs enable employees to set aside money from each paycheck before the deduction of taxes. Employees…
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Simple Ways to Support and Help Working Parents
How to Help Working Parents – 4 Common Scenarios Working parents have it rough. Balancing soccer games, budget meetings, school plays, and conference calls is challenging, to say the least. In fact, 75% of employees wish they had more time to spend with their children. As an employer, there are several ways you can help…
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Fun Alternatives to the Typical Office Holiday Party
It has been a tough 18 months, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdowns and physical distancing meant companies and their employees had to adapt the way they work. Some employees are working from home, some are in the office, and some are working a hybrid schedule. The office holiday party didn’t escape the virus’s clutches…
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Am I a Micromanager? 4 Surefire Signs
Am I a Micromanager? The Question Every Manager Should Ask Am I a micromanager? It’s a question managers may find themselves asking after hearing whispers in the break room about their management style. Unfortunately, many ignore the answer. Because work is progressing, they assume there isn’t a problem. The concern with micromanaging is that…
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Why ‘return to work’ plans are a crucial part of your HR strategy
As an employer, you never know when an unplanned absence might occur within your workforce. This could happen due to illness or injury suffered by your employees and could potentially cause disruption. Especially if the injured is one of your most valuable workers. That’s why it’s crucial to have a return to work plan. You…
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How to Plan for the Highly Anticipated Turnover Tsunami
For the best part of 15 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely tested employees both physically and emotionally. The economic shutdown caused by the global outbreak has pushed them into survival mode, with many working longer hours to protect themselves and their families from the resulting income uncertainty. This prolonged period of stress and uncertainty…
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6 Steps For Dealing With Personality Clashes At Work
Without Losing Your Professionalism Every workplace will inevitably have occasional conflicts, most of which are due to simple miscommunication or misunderstandings. However, a few may be a result of personality clashes between employees. When these clashes go on too long and remain unresolved, they can have a detrimental effect on morale and productivity and lead…
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