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Paternity leave, because Dads also need to bond with their newborn babies
/0 Comments/in Business Impact /by Guest BloggerPaternity leave entitlement has been amended because Dads also need to bond with their newborn babies, and they need quality time to do this. The first days and weeks of a newborn baby’s life are a time when bonding between parent and baby takes place. Fathers can now spend those first days with their baby, […]
Everything you need to know about time management
/0 Comments/in Productivity /by Guest BloggerDo you ever feel like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland who said “the hurrier I go, the behinder I get”. That you feel like you are rushed off your feet, so busy, always a full calendar and you just aren’t making any progress? Are you always saying that you don’t know where the […]
Now trending: The Employee Experience
/0 Comments/in People Administration /by Guest BloggerEmployee experience is a hot topic on the web, in the press and on the airwaves. Not to be confused with company culture, employee experience also takes the technological and physical working environment into account. Put simply, the idea behind creating a great employee experience translates into providing the right tools for the job and […]
Organisational effectiveness and efficiency at different management levels
/0 Comments/in Productivity /by brendonOrganisational effectiveness refers to the organisation formulating goals and pursuing these goals through completion of relevant tasks. Effectiveness is concerned with getting the job done. When an organisation is efficient they are doing things right in the organisation by utilising resources so that there is no waste. These resources include financial, human, raw materials and […]
Succession Management: Are all managers leaders?
/0 Comments/in People Administration /by brendonIn an organisation, there can be leaders that aren’t managers and managers that aren’t leaders but in modern society, organisations should be employing managers that can lead their subordinates at each level of the organisation and by employing successful succession management to equip employees with potential for management positions to be leaders. There are a few […]
Does money motivate performance and employee behavior?
/0 Comments/in Productivity /by brendonThe work behaviour of employees is crucial for organisational success as their behaviour can directly influence the organisation’s profitability and productivity. Work behaviour can be influenced by understanding what motivates and how to motivate the behaviour of employees. Motivation can be defined as “the inner desire to satisfy a need” as this definition implies, motivation […]
Maintaining healthy employee relations
/0 Comments/in People Administration /by brendonA company needs to transform a few basic inputs into outputs – the final products or services they trade for a profit. These basic inputs may differ slightly for each industry but generally, they are known as the factors of production. These general and most basic factors of production include natural resources, human resources, capital […]
Developing employees through different training methods.
/0 Comments/in People Administration /by brendonDeveloping employees through different training methods enables them to meet their needs and the needs of the organisation. Once you’ve recruited your employees the hard part is retaining them, especially if they are knowledge workers. Developing your employees includes empowering them with new skills through organised activities which gives them the opportunity to meet their current […]
The five assets that could be essential to your business
/0 Comments/in People Administration /by brendonIn this day and age, the regular office equipment from the nineties does not suffice as sufficient employee equipment, and as technology has advanced so have the essential assets every employee needs to do an efficient job. The way businesses conduct their daily work has a lot to do with what assets employees have at […]
Help your employees structure their CVs
/0 Comments/in People Administration /by brendonAs an HR manager, one of your duties is to ensure that employees’ CV stay up to date with their newly learned skills and position changes within the organisation. By maintaining this you are not only assisting the employee in raising his/her skill and experience levels on paper, but you are also raising the standing […]