Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’
Employee Benefits: Should I Change Our Sick Leave Policy?
The COVID-19 outbreak has made every company rethink its sick-leave policies. Whether or not your business had generous allowances before the pandemic, the coronavirus has put the matter into a new perspective. At the same time, it has forced businesses to evaluate their long-term stance on employee benefits. According to government statistics, about three out…
Read MoreBuild a Workforce That Includes These Essential On-The-Job Skills
Essential. We all got used to that concept during the COVID outbreak. Whether it’s workers in key tasks or making sure we all had a big enough stockpile of toilet paper, the pandemic drove home the definition of “essential.” For businesses, this lesson extended to the skills possessed by their workers. Certain talents came to…
Read MoreMeasuring Productivity Levels of Your Remote Workforce
Heavy reliance on telecommuting offers companies significant flexibility and team-building advantages. However, the strategy comes with challenges as well. Namely, measuring productivity levels for a remote workforce can be complicated. Still, with the right policies in place, you can get as much from your geographically diverse team as you could when they all gathered together…
Read MoreTelecommuting Guidelines for a Newly Remote Business
Before COVID-19, remote work represented an option, or even a perk, for many businesses. Following the outbreak, it has become a necessity. The virus forced many companies to create telecommuting guidelines on the fly. Now that the strategy will likely become a permanent part of their corporate structure, they need to craft a detailed, effective…
Read MoreShould I Prepare My Business for a Second Wave of COVID-19?
The outbreak of the coronavirus has caused widespread damage to the economy and has pushed many businesses to the brink. Finally, there are signs the crisis might be lifting. However, another threat looms: a second wave. How much do you need to prepare your business for a second wave of COVID-19? Of course, you should…
Read MoreHelping the Class of 2020 Find Work
Thanks to COVID-19, the class of 2020 will experience a very strange entry into the working world. No end-of-year parties. No nostalgic final day of class. They won’t even get a traditional graduation ceremony. It’s an eerie way to enter the “real world.” Yet, despite the unusual circumstances surrounding their graduation, these new entries into…
Read MoreIs Now The Time to Wait For Top Talent?
Hiring over the last half-decade or so has been tough on employers. To borrow a common metaphor, it has resembled a unicorn hunt. You’d search in vain for the perfect talent, knowing your quest would likely come up short. As a result, you’d quickly settle for whatever you could find. In other words, you knew…
Read MoreMy New Hiring Process: COVID-19 Made Me Do It
You spent years perfecting your hiring process, fine-tuning it to the point where it ran like a well-calibrated engine. Then COVID-19 came along. Boom…there goes your perfect hiring machine. Now, you have to rework your process to fit the social-distancing rules created in the wake of the coronavirus. Of course, the COVID-19 outbreak has caused…
Read MoreThe Future of Remote Jobs and How the Coronavirus Left its Mark
The coronavirus outbreak has served as a wake-up call. Even after the last of the patients have recovered, the COVID-19 crisis will leave significant soul-searching in its wake. For employers and workers alike, a key question will relate to remote jobs. What permanent mark will the coronavirus make on corporate structures and workflows? The spread…
Read MoreJob Hunting During an Economic Downturn: Here’s How to Remain a Strong Candidate
It’s been years since job hunters have had to face an economic downturn. Whether its created by an outside event, like the COVID-19 outbreak, or through the natural ebb and flow of the business cycle, a weak economy creates a challenging situation for job seekers. However, there are steps you can take to remain a…
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