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Are you being ostracized at workplace?

Workplace Culture - May 22, 2015

Are you also stressed out because no one recognizes your presence or pretends not to notice you at your workplace? Being left out by social circles at workplace is a comm...

The Importance of Compensation Plan in an Organization

Compensation - May 11, 2015

Compensation Plan Compensation plays a critical role in aligning employee behavior with business objectives. Since the industrial age, the four Ms of business management ...

Arbejdsglæde – Happiness at Work Baby!

Workplace Culture - February 18, 2015

Happiness is not just a state of mind, it’s a nation too. Ever since United Nations released its first ever World Happiness Report in 2012, Denmark has been consistentl...

Unlimited Vacations: It’s too good to be true!

Employee Benefits - February 18, 2015

The sheer mention of the word unlimited vacation splashes words like rooftop Jacuzzi with views of Montreal, holistic massages in the airy-cabins of Woodstock or long bi...

In Europe, Obesity can now be classed as a Disability

Employee Benefits - January 19, 2015

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on December 18, 2014 that obesity can now be considered as a disability, implying that obese workers will now be covered ...

HR Outsourcing to Improve Business Efficiency

Outsourcing - December 30, 2014

The complexities in the world of HR have evolved and broadened, and so has the scope of HR duties that were once considered to be a part of traditional back office job. T...

Knowing When to Outsource Your HR Functions

Outsourcing - December 30, 2014

Outsource Your HR Functions The never ending pile of HR paperwork on your workstation only raises one question: will there ever be a better, cheaper way to get all of thi...

Top 6 Reasons for Hiring HR Functions

Outsourcing - December 30, 2014

If your company is considering outsourcing your HR functions, then you need to know that it’s a complex process and needs a lot of forethought. In recent years, the add...

Spying on Employees’ Social Media and Employee Liabilities

Workplace Culture - December 25, 2014

In 2012, a little less than 10 percent of companies in America monitored their employees’ usage of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and those which w...

The Importance of Social Bond that Drives Organizational Sustainability

Workplace Culture - December 25, 2014

What will enable organizations to progress in the right direction? One must admit that the key driver of organizational sustainability lies in the strength of the social ...

Employee Spying: To Snoop or Not to Snoop?

Workplace Culture - December 25, 2014

Employers today use social media to screen candidates. However, there are several pros and cons attached to using social media and search engines as a hiring tool. Beside...

Why Cultivating a Transparent Work Environment Matters

Workplace Culture - December 25, 2014

Empty relationships often lack honest human connections. The roots of authentic human connections lie in transparent and trustworthy communication. The core benefit of tr...

Bad News! Your Employees are probably looking for a new job

Compensation - December 25, 2014

Salary.com conducted a survey asking more than 1,200 individuals about their current jobs and whether they plan to search for a new job this year. Surprisingly, they foun...

Workforce Diversity in America

Workplace Culture - December 25, 2014

The United States of America is a magnificent synthesis of different races, religions, and cultures of the colonists that settled here centuries ago. Certainly, the natio...

It is illegal to ask employees to give up overtime payments

Compensation - December 25, 2014

In recent years, the number of lawsuits filed by employees claiming that they owed overtime pay has gone through the roof. Employees are entitled to overtime pay for any ...

You Better Stop Desk Lunching Now!

Workplace Culture - December 25, 2014

One good thing about a quick desk-lunch bite? Nothing. You may be a bit of a workaholic, but that’s what you get – nothing. Don’t be disappointed, you’re not alon...