Dr. Sheila Rampersad’s article in the Trinidad Express of November 18th, 2008 is titled “Women earn less than men in T&T”. This statement was made in response to data produced by the World Economic Forum in their 2008 Global Gender Gap Report. The article highlighted the fact that women in T&T earn half of what...
HR and the Global Economic Downturn
As economies all over the globe are slowing down, with rampant predictions of gloom and doom, what can we HR professionals do to keep the workforce positive and productive during these challenging times? Communication comes to mind first and foremost. Employees must be made aware of how organisations anticipate the current conditions may affect them....
What Can HR Do For Me?
Well I guess it depends on who is asking this question. We will explore this from the business perspective that is from the eyes of the line. (The People Management magazine of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development dated 18 September 2008 was used to help develop this article. First of all HR should...