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Covid-19 Reopening Strategies Will Include Remote Working and Increased HR Outsourcing

Hybrid remote home working together with increased HR outsourcing — and a strong focus on occupational health and safety in the office — will be the keys to success in a post Covid-19 office environment. During the worldwide pandemic, most offices shifted to remote working. Some even had to lay […]

HR Management: How to Recognize and Inspire Your Remote Team with an HR Project Approach

During the current pandemic, millions of employees were forced to work from home, instead of coming into the office every day — posing a challenging motivational issue for HR Management, especially in HR offsite or outsourced services scenarios. Research shows that motivation takes a dip in remote team members, even […]

Innovative Recruitment of HR Talent Inspired by Covid-19 — HR Management Methods for Recruiters

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has well and truly turned the business world on its head. Unemployment is increasing rapidly, while the global economy is in a downturn. Those businesses that haven’t been able to adapt are either already shut or on the verge of shutting down. However, many […]

What Will the Post-COVID Workplace Look Like? From Hot-Desking to Outdoor Offices: HR Management

While we are still a long, long way before getting the all-clear signal, there is reason to be (very) cautiously optimistic that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, and things will slowly start getting better in the months ahead. Better that is — but not necessarily “normal.” Indeed, […]

Three Tips for Recruiting During and After COVID-19: HR Management and Recruiting

The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically altered the work landscape, and one of the areas that has experienced the most change is recruiting. To help your organizations attract and retain new hires, here are three tips for recruiting during and after COVID-19: Don’t just offer remote work — promote it! In […]

How to Plan and Implement a Safe Workplace with Engineered Social Distancing: Covid-19 HR Management

With more than half of employers planning to hire in 2021 — according to poll data [found here>>] — designing or engineering a safe, social-distanced workplace is critical to employers, not only to ensure safety but also to attract the best candidates. As the number of employees increase, social distancing […]

Gartner Highlights 9 Tips for Managing Remote Employees During & After COVID-19

When it is done correctly, remote working helps employers reduce costs, boost productivity, increase customer service and enhance employee engagement. In fact, a recent survey found that 30% of remote workers would rather quit than return to the office after the pandemic! However, in many organizations — including those that […]

How Covid-19 Inspired Changes to Pay and Performance Reviews

2020 brought with it a complete overhaul to many aspects of how businesses and organizations function, including how jobs, pay, and performances are reviewed. What matters after everything is that organizations focus on what matters now and not what mattered at the beginning of 2020 while keeping things fair and […]

Canadian Government Waives Temporary Waiting Period for EI

The Canadian Federal Government is now waiving the one week waiting period for employment insurance, at least temporarily, for all new claims between the 31st of January to the 25th of September 2021. While May 2019 saw Canada’s lowest unemployment rate since records began at just 5.4%, a year later […]

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