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Top 5 characteristics most important – as ranked by HR Managers
What characteristics do HR managers value the most in candidates? The answer is not that straightforward for entry-level HR candidates. HR is a hands-on profession and requires some experience to succeed. This makes it challenging for HR managers to pick the best candidate from a pool of largely inexperienced applicants. …
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Workplace Changes for 2020
With the recent disruptive and devastating events, will the workplace ever be the same? Daily life has already changed, along with the workplace. A great deal of change occurred in the early days, with drastic changes in the workplace to maintain a sense of normalcy. The well-prepared swiftly switched to …
The Musts for an Employment Contract
The frustration and heartburn due to costly errors in the employment contract are avoidable. Before putting fingers to keyboard or the traditional pen to paper, you have to define the musts – the essential terms – for the employment contract. The essential terms are defined by the context and reasons …
Things you DON’T need on your resume
Statistics indicate that recruiters take an average of 7.4 seconds to skim over a resume. Too short to make your case, right? This is why you need to create a comprehensive resume before hunting for a job. The best resume should be your spokesperson, marketer, advocator, promoter, and witness all …
Managing IT resource security for remote employees (Survey) – and a checklist for your team.
With the recent events forcing an estimated 62% of employees to work remotely, organizations are fully preoccupied with the challenges associated with the magnitude of the transformation. Many are struggling to manage and protect mission-critical IT resources from cyber threats. According to a survey by CNBC, 36% of business executives …
An HR PEO Frequently Asked Questions
For any organization to exploit employment management services like a professional employer organization (PEO), they need extensive insight into what exactly a PEO can do for them. PEOs are more than just a great source to outsource HR capabilities and expertise for small and medium businesses. They are co-employers and …
Feds Extend Recall Period for Temporary Layoffs
The Canadian government has extended the recall period for temporary layoffs for up to six months and targets federally regulated employers. The rules guiding the extension are set out in the Canada Labour Standards Regulations. Workers who were temporarily laid off before March 31, 2020, have slightly different rules from …
How to Onboard Remote Employees
Are you frustrated by the complexity of onboarding remote employees? Don’t worry, you are not alone. With the recent events pushing many businesses to shift to remote work, some organizations have been caught flatfooted. Onboarding remote employees for the first time can be a challenge and requires tried-and-tested strategies and …
The pros and cons of engaging Employee Management Services or PEO for small business and the “Department of One”
Many small businesses are turning to employee management services or professional employer organizations (PEO) for help to manage their workforce. [Information on Pivotal’s Employee Management Services and PEO>>] While hiring a PEO offers a wide range of benefits for small businesses — especially with “departments of one” (DOOs) — this …
Research — Top HR Trends 2020: average cost per hire hits $4,000; millennials make up 75% of workforce by 2025, other facts
What are the top HR Trends for 2020? A new report summarizes the HR trends for 2020 highlighting the top issues — from difficulty acquiring talent to flexibility in the workplace to the adoption of AI, just to name a few. Always the top of any trends report is “difficulties …
Covid-19 paper-distancing tactic: How to manage Payroll Services remotely with VPN, wire transfers and electronic solutions
Current Covid-19 guidance from government and health authorities recommends various tactics for social distancing, including remote working, caregiving leave, and sick leave without doctor’s notes and other supportive measures designed to keep our workplaces safe. Paper-distancing is another recommended precaution in offices, and especially for payroll management, where some companies …
Leaked Tesla Employee Handbook is visionary — a peak inside a hard-working corporate culture and a manual that does it right
Tesla’s new employee handbook has been leaked, and it is providing insight for all non-employees into the inner-workings of Elon Musk’s mind and his unconventional leadership. Like him or not, Elon Musk inspires with visionary concepts. The Tesla Employee Handbook, recently leaked, is a peak not only into the visionary …
HR: Project Management Trends 2020: remote teams, advanced analytics, security and emotional intelligence
Just like all the other sectors in business, the field of project management is undergoing dynamic transformation along with technological advances witnessed in the recent past. This is abundantly evident in the report: 2020 project management trends. What will Trend in Project Management in 2020? Remote Teams With the …
Covid-19 workplace best practices — expert and government guidelines, including tips for “Social Distancing” and managing remote work.
To help protect your team — and help managers mitigate the Covid-19 risks — Pivotal Solutions brought together the current tactics, rules, and suggestions from government, health experts, and human resource experts (with citations.) Although this is currently an up-to-date reference, please realize recommendations may change as more is understood. …
To retire or not to retire: employers’ mixed messages often leads to delayed retirement
For most employees, the responses from their employers on whether they should retire or not are mixed, which creates confusion on whether they should stay or go. 55% of U.S. employers surveyed by MetLife Inc. prefer older workers to retire to give room for younger employees to advance while the …
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Only 43% of Canadian employees are offered home remote working options; 61% prefer to work remotely
Technological advances have transformed how operations are conducted in various sectors. One area transforming is how employees work where advances in ICT have interconnected the world, eliminating the limitations imposed by boundaries and geographical locations. Currently, the number of people working remotely away from physical offices and workplaces is increasing …
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