Category:Employee Wellness

Interviewing candidates for a role is challenging and requires specific techniques to understand potential employees, their skills, interests and capabilities.Effective interview techniques include: 1. Prescreening candidates via phone This essential first step in interviewing candidates can illustrate the strength of their communication skills. From a short list, a phone interview can assist with further refining …

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Overtime increases labour costs but also contributes to burnout and lower wellbeing. Finding the right balance can improve your profit and the happiness of your employees. Here are 11 tips to increase productivity and reduce overtime: 1. Adopt a flexible schedule Like mentioned in earlier articles, having a flexible schedule will be beneficial for almost …

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Balancing professional and personal commitments can be challenging for employees. The demands of work can impact family responsibilities, relationships and commitments to volunteering or hobbies. And personal commitments can impact an employees’ ability to fulfill their work responsibilities. However, managing this balance is an important aspect of employee engagement, productivity, and contentment. There are several …

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Employee retention is an important issue for organisations worried about increasing attrition or the cost of hiring and training new employees. Considering the reasons why skilled employees resign can be beneficial to businesses when considering future hiring processes. Furthermore, organisations may consider key aspects of retention and changes needed to reduce attrition in the future. …

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Do you find it challenging to manage your team’s schedule? There are many factors to consider with rostering and schedules. Follow these eight tips for successful and easy management. 1. Identify which work schedules you need to use There are many types of work schedules used by organisations depending on the circumstances and needs of …

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Employee absenteeism is a significant issue costing more than $35 billion in wages and lost productivity per annum according to Randstad. Some employees may be regularly absent while others may only be absent due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances. While reducing absenteeism can be a difficult issue to manage, following these steps may help: …

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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of everyone and through efforts to contain the virus’ spread, businesses have been closed. For those with small businesses reliant on foot traffic, the stress of the pandemic has greatly impacted wellbeing. Further, the requirements to comply with safe operating guidelines have created more work, significantly impacting the …

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Each of us has our own definition of success. For some, it is a new car, a business making profit, or a management position. Defining success is personal and can be influenced by external opinions. Harvard Business Review studies found ‘busy culture’ or the concept of busyness dramatically impacts productivity and personal growth. Further, by …

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Motivating staff to submit accurate timesheets on time, is a challenge for nearly every industry and business. Inaccurate time tracking is estimated to cost over 50 million hours in productivity in the USA alone (Market Research Future, 2020). Timesheet mistakes can usually be attributed to staff being: forgetful, not filling them out correctly, or in …

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