Managing productivity is a challenge on a good day, through in the Christmas season and employees can spend more time planning their outfits for the season’s parties than on the work at hand. Absenteeism may also increase. Don’t get me wrong, there are also several positives that can be derived from the festivities. So the...
Managing Absenteeism
In today’s work environment, there are a plethora of factors than impact our staff and this impact manifests itself in a variety of ways. One manifestation is the visible increase in absenteeism and the general lack of grave concern about being consistently absent especially where a visible pattern is evident. According to the CIPD Absence...
Networking for HR Professionals
At last week’s HRMAJ conference in Ocho Rios, I had the pleasure of giving a speech on the topic of New Relationships, New Possibilities for Tough Times. I spoke about the ways in which Human Resource Professionals are forced to do more, with the same or smaller budget, due to the economic times. They need...