Employee recognition is the practice of expressing thankfulness to staff for excellent performance. The goal of employee recognition is to encourage and reinforce productive performance. Which, in turn, increases business productivity and performance. Often, leaders and employers don’t provide as much as workers would like. This is because employers and leaders often feel the recognition […]
This is how to bring Fit for Work policy to life. Policies can be great tools and guides for organizations if they are in use. For a policy to be of value to an organization, it needs to reflect the organization’s values and culture. But still, a well-written policy does not do the organization any
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Organizational Structure Organizations often wonder if their structure is right for the work of the organization. The organizational structure must support how you want to do business. Not only does the structure need to be right for the work, but also the culture and achieving the strategic direction. Organizations will ask Kn/a HR to review
If you don’t already have a Respectful Workplace Policy … now is the time to implement one. The world is changing. Showing respect, patience and understanding for others is more important now, than ever before. The pandemic has challenged us in ways many generations have never been challenged before. For example, we have all seen
Often we get calls about organizations needing job descriptions. Job descriptions are a useful tool, but are a means to an end, the end being a common understanding about roles and responsibilities and it all boils down to the importance of role clarity. Job descriptions are documents that are important for many things, but the
Employers and employees (employee groups and/or unions) want to ensure that wages are fair. Fair can be defined a number of ways, most often fair means as the wages relate to the market. When we say a job is being paid fair in relation to market, we need to consider two parts – “who” and
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Feedback is a powerful management tool. It is a mechanism for change, and it helps employees develop and perform. This is why feedback should not be only an annual or semi-annual event at performance review meetings. Employee feedback should be constant and in the moment. Here are reasons why. Annual or Semi-Annual Reviews Should Be
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Should you choose an external investigator? As an employer or manager, dealing with harassment complaints can be extremely difficult as you are dealing with typically a highly emotional situation that you may not be well versed in. Once presented with a complaint or aware of a situation, one of the early decisions for managers or the
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Times are uncertain and change in the workplace is occurring at a rapid pace. HR plays a role in supporting the organization, leaders, and workers as they work through COVID-19 social distancing while contributing to the workers being successful and productive – either as essential workers in high-risk situations or as non-essential workers who have
For those of you who are new to working from home – I get it. I have been working from home for the past nine years. In that time, I have raised twins (they were 1 when I started) and had a third child. So I understand the challenges that come when you have work
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