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Protect Employees From Eye Hazards By : ABB Safety Net Policies and procedures need to be written to outline the hazards relating to eye protection. All employees and visitors entering an area or are performing a function which may expose them to hazards such as flying particles, hazardous substances, and harmful light or other rays of radiation, must wear eye protection. New Personnel Can Be A Safety Risk By : ABB Safety Net Asking new workers about their previous safety education and work experience helps businesses ensure the workers know the basics of workplace safety. Too many accidents occur because businesses assume that everyone knows the basics. Businesses many times will find the worker did not know the basics only after an accident occurs. Ensure every new worker knows their rights and responsibilities. The #1 Hiring Mistake You Better Not Make... By : Nick Siegel When starting a new and fast growing business, anyone can be eager to hire. However, this one mistake can be VERY costly, it can even ruin those already working for you - make sure to never make it... Continuous Recruitment or Why You Should Always Be Accepting Applications By : Jack Deal Continuous recruitment is a valuable recruiting tool that improves overall recruiting results. Always accepting applications is a good first step. Are Your Employees Good Enough to Beat Your Competition? By : Jack Deal Are your people good enough? How do you know? What do you do once you know? Why should you care? 'Maya Personality Honesty Tests': One Alternative to Traditional Recruiting? By : Jack Deal Honesty is always a tough test. Here are a couple of simple ideas from my Maya friends that might make it a little easier. Human Resource Will Become More Strategic For Companies By : Wolfgang Jaegel Human Resource Management, alternatively known as personnel management, manpower management, or industrial management, is a discipline of management that deals with the activities that are related to employees in a firm, such as their recruitment, management, and above all providing proper guidance to them. Behavioural Interviews - More Secrets and Strategies to Help You Change Careers By : Ogo Ogbata Behavioural interviews are the brainchild of industrial psychologist, Tom Janz. They are often tricky and since being introduced in the 1980s, studies show that 30% of employers ask behavioural interview questions. If you are ready to make those much needed career changes, this article will show you simple yet powerful ways to outshine your competitors at behavioural interviews. Recruiting the Generation "Y" Workforce By : michelle simms Trying to keep up with their demands could send any company into a frenzy but remember workplace diversity is not just about culture: it's about the way people think. This generation is very different from any other generation the workplace has seen. Worldwide Employment Trends By : Jonathon Hardcastle Employment prospects were bright in the Asia Pacific region for the first quarter of 2006 as well as in North America, but it was expected to be an up and down three months for most of Europe, according to news reports on June 29 this year. Why you shouldn't recruit on skills By : Pam Kennett Making a mistake in recruitment is costly - typically costing an organisation 1.5 times the individual's salary. In addition, poor recruitment has a negative impact on morale and motivation. Getting the right person in the right job is not difficult - so long as you have the right criteria. Using competencies based on motives and traits helps to prioritise where you should focus your effort. Induction - First Impressions Really Mean Something When You Are Competing By : Paul Phillips People with choices can be very particular about who they work for. Selling to your future employees can be more important than selling to your customers. Who wants to employ someone that had nowhere else to go? Hiring Qualified Employees By : Obinna Heche While you may have many positions available that need to be filled, hiring unqualified candidates can have serious effects in the workplace that can end up costing the company a lot of money. Choosing Good Employees For Your Business By : Obinna Heche No matter what kind of business you have, hiring the right people is the key to making it successful. You need good employees and if you start out with the right group of people, your business will become successful much quicker Employee Time Keeping Made Easy - Online DTR Software is the Key! By : Mich Taylor Online DTR Software provides accurate information for the time clock of each employees' as with their status - present or absent; and, with the significance of calculating work hours and its rate for the payroll system. Let Hypnotherapy Take Care Of Your Business Responsibilities By : Steve Tallamy Make business a pleaseure with hypnotherapy Workplace Drug Testing By : Christopher Evans - Drug-Aware.com According to the British crime survey conducted by the home office, almost half of all 16-29 year olds have used an illegal drug in the last year. 70% of these substance misusers are in full time employment and this has a significant impact on the workplace. Discover how workplace drug testing can make a difference! The Danger of Hiring Average Performers By : Michael Beek Employers make it a point to profess that they hire only the 'best', but in reality, that doesn't happen. This article show you in black-and-white just why it's really important, even critical, that employers need to make 'hiring the best' more than lip service. You will see just how much in real dollars it costs you when you hire less than the best. The article not only points out the problem, but offers you a way to overcome it. Lean Manufacturing Consultant By : cwright Companies of all sizes are now implementing lean manufacturing. Businesses as small as a dentist office are blogging about using lean manufacturing techniques to improve the process and lower costs. Keeping Talented Employees – Discover what Makes Them Tick By : Laura Adams What can make talented workers stay committed to an organization? Find out the reasons we commit and discover the components of superior employee Job Performance. Assessment & Development Centers in Employee Selection & Development By : Graham Tyler Defines assessment and development centers and their utility and explains why they are expensive. Argues that ultimately they are a good return on investment provided they are designed and run by competent professionals. How to Use Your Company's Employee Manual as a Business Development Tool By : Jack Deal A good Employee Manual can be your company's Human Resources in a box. Use it to grow. Managing The Generations By : Ingrid Cliff How Baby Boomers, Gen X & Gen Y can survive and thrive together in your workplace How to Prevent Minimal Employees from Destroying Your Business By : Jack Deal Minimal employees are one of the primary reasons businesses fail. Don't let minimal employees destroy your company. Challenges of Executive Recruitment in Asia By : Wolfgang Jaegel Many Asian firms and business set ups face some key challenges for recruiting executives including mid as well as senior level managers. Executive recruitment is a specialized field dealing with recruitment of specialist or senior level personnel for a business firm. Themes in the Asian Private Equity Industry, 2007 By : Wolfgang Jaegel PE in Asia has come along way in the past couple of years and with capital committed for the region combined with capital already sitting in PE funds looking for investment opportunities, the indications are that the trend will continue for some time. How To Make A Resume By : Dean Richards How to Make A Resume without writing. A new software package creates resumes and cover letters that get you noticed and get you an interview, which is exactly what they are supposed to do. Hiring Trustworthy Employees By : Obinna Heche No matter what you are doing for your business or where it is based out of, chances are very good that you are going to have to hire employees and chances are good that you are going to have to worry about finding those that you can actually trust. How to Retain Executives in Asia By : Wolfgang Jaegel An executive is a highly skilled personnel or a member of a professional body, who is responsible for actions, policies, and regulations of a business organization. In other words, executives are usually high level managers or employees with rare skill sets. Keeping Employees Happy By : Obinna Heche There are many things that you have to worry about as you have a business in the world today. Keeping your employees happy is certainly one of the things that you are going to want to focus on. Key Challenges for Developing Asian Executives By : Wolfgang Jaegel Asia has now become a hotbed for establishing innovative as well as huge investment businesses. However, many of the Asian business corporations confront a range of difficulties with regard to incessant social shifts, rapid changes in business laws, and global responsibilities. Policies And Procedures Can Save You Money, Time And Possibly Expensive Claims By : Paul Phillips HR policies and procedures may not sound too exciting but they can enhance your professionalism and improve the performance of your business. Part-Time Employees - Full Time Headache? By : Ingrid Cliff Are part-time employees harder to manage than the rest of your workforce? How to manage your part-timers for maximum results. Ask Kathleen-Answers to the Most Asked Questions About Flexible Work Schedules By : Kathleen Wiant Tired of working the 9-5 grind? Struggling to balance work and family? Why not look into alternative work schedules with your employer? Flexible Job Schedules for Boomers-and Employers By : Kathleen Wiant Baby Boomers, those Americans born between 1940 and 1960, make up about 50% of the US population. They represent a significant part of the American labor force. These men and women are not ready to stop working and they are set to change the definition of "retirement". How To Hire Child Care Providers By : Miriam Boh Hiring the right people for a child care business is no different from any other business. You need the right people on board to help the business establish a firm footing and grow. Only the best candidates will do. Learn how to find them in this article. Compliance Audits Curb Problems and Penalties By : Dan Snyder Preventing injury or work-related illness is the main purpose in conducting compliance audits. While such audits are voluntary, the health and safety of workers is the legal responsibility of every employer. Human Resource Management at Microsoft By : LD Sociack Detailed information about Human Resource Management at Microsoft such as recruitment systems, corporate structure, reward system. Human resources strategy for running your business By : Kal Banev All aspects of Human Resources and Health and Safety. Policies and procedures for Human Resources and Health and Safety including the creation of Employee Handbooks. The Benefits of Staff Leasing By : Kaye Timbol ManageStaffing™ is the perfect solution for all your company’s non-core function problems. Timesheets are yesterdays technology By : Tom Applegate It is estimated that in the United States alone, businesses loose an estimated 8.5 billion US dollars annually with time wasted by their employees just completing timesheets. This article gives a brief overview of timesheets and their disadvantages, showing the way as to how to save your business more money than you would think possible, simply by turning off this wasteful resource tap. Staff Leasing and Its Benefits By : Kaye Timbol Outsourcing or staff leasing is universally accepted as one of the best systematized methods of improving your business efficiency. An staff leasing company offers you specialized skills and services that are usually non-core functions for your business which are in turn, accomplished abroad. Staff Leasing: A Business Solution at a Lower Price By : Kaye Timbol Among the key points of employing an outsourcing or staff leasing company, cost-cutting tops the bill. It allows a business to entrust supplementary but still important tasks to equally capable and skilled individuals at lower rates that in turn, increases the company’s savings. The Need For Quality IT Support Staff By : Lee Smith Any company engaged in providing IT support will no doubt exercise great care in who they hire on their roster as the importance of a good; if not outstanding IT support staff cannot be emphasized enough. It means having a good IT supervisor who can coordinate computer programming as well as perform system analysis. Organising An Efficient Attraction Strategy By : Nick Thomson The ‘war for talent’ has resulted in recruiters operating a wider range of methods to find talented candidates: a process that, combined with tighter margins, has seen them seek the most efficient methods for their requirements. Background Checks and Resume Verifications Protect Employers By : Chris Robertson When employers forego background checks on prospective employees, their lack of foresight can come back to haunt them. Benefits Of Professional Talent Hunting By : Wolfgang Jaegel Retained search is different than any other type of 'talent hunting' in the market. If done properly and professionally, it is much more effective than any other mechanism to find 'the right fit'. Responsibility for human capital wider than HR By : Ceridian Corporation Responsibility for human capital falls much wider than just the HR function according to an in-depth survey by the FT Research Centre commissioned by Ceridian, one of the largest providers of human resource services in the world. When Should You Not Rehire A Skilled Employee? By : Jack Deal Rehiring a skilled employee can be a nightmare if you do not carefully consider all the benefits and problems. This article covers some of the do's and don'ts of rehiring skilled employees. Managing Human Capital for Long-Term Success By : HuntPartners The past couple of years have seen a downturn in the economy coupled with uncertainties arising from downsizing and sudden acquisitions and mergers. Human Capital and the war for talent By : Penny De Valk It is clear from experience, as well as the vast amounts of information available to employers that the demographics of the global workforce are changing. Patterns of migration, issues of diversity and social or educational development are presenting Protecting Our Children by conducting a background check By : Rhizz Galozo Regrets cannot change the fact an incident that has already occurred that cause long term affects to your children’s mental state, not to mention the guilt that you will have for not taking simple measures of conducting a background check. Leading Employment Verifications Resource By : Vincent Rojas Educational standing of the applicant is also an important point because it shows his merit, ability and diligence. Claiming to be a degree holder when he is just an undergraduate is simply unethical but is dangerous to individual co-workers and the company. But these issues can be checked quickly by a simple search. Things to remember before running a background check By : Jemar Wright Background checking is conducted for the purpose of verifying whether an applicant is submitting reliable information. It is because some had maybe committed a previous offense and it would probably be the cause for their immediate disqualification in their application. But applicants also have rights before checking is carried out for keeping privacy and securing some data that might be used against them for incorrect purposes Conducting public records searches By : jane teller The benefits of conducting checks into the background of potential employees, tenants, or any number of other personal associates are innumerable, and immense, especially when compared with the cost. Financially, this can save thousands in stolen goods, or damaged property, but it can also prevent a company losing face due to a single problem employee, or keep the property value high by not renting to drug dealers. Safety Management Techniques: Providing Protection for Employees in the Workplace By : Dan Snyder By providing OSHA safety training and by educating themselves, employers can do much to ensure that their workers are well-protected. Pre Employment Investigations Resource By : Laica Baker A lack of experience or education where it is required can cause a company loss, where it does not put people in out right danger. An unqualified electrician, or an incompetent nurse can kill someone. Checking whatever qualifications a person claims can often be as easy as it was for that person to make them. Whether they are outright lying or simply embellishing, a simple pre employment investigation can tell you exactly what you need to know to decide whether or not you think this person is ca Background Check and Prevention By : Frank Davidson A nanny being hired is a good example of how a background check may prevent terrible outcomes. If a nanny being evaluated for the position does not submit or undergo a criminal background check, he or she might be responsible in the future for sex offenses or criminal acts involving your children without prevention. Your wisest decision might not be to make a choice with out the proper information. A check will help to prevent certain situations involving the safety of your children. Paying Incentives - Do You Need To? By : Paul Phillips When clients ask about pay issues, quite often they jump straight to paying "bonuses" to reward performance. Not only is this often not necessary but it can lead to mixed messages and problems later on. Find out how to avoid the pifalls and design the program you need. Preparing For Your Next Interview By : Barbara A. Adams You must make sure you are aligning yourself and your current skills to the target position. For further reinforcement, stress in your cover letter that you are seeking a career change and how your current skills match the requirements of the position. Online Learning Works for Corporate Training By : Mary Gormandy White Scheduling training sessions for groups of employees can be very challenging for corporate training managers. Online training provides a means of delivering quality, consistent training to employees regardless of scheduling conflicts. Codes Of Conduct - How To Make Them Worth More Than The Paper They Are Written On By : Ingrid Cliff Establishing Codes of Conduct with Employees that set clear behaviour expectations is vital for positive employment relationships. Customer Service - How To Get The Customer Facing Employees You Must Have By : Martin Haworth The truth is, it's always best to recruit the people you want and need in your business, rather than create that silk purse out of the sow's ear you already have. Is Your Job Killing You? By : Michael Harrison Are you feeling stressed at work? Maybe its time for a new job. Learn about the impact of a negative work environment. Getting it Right By : Hunt Partners Relatives and golf buddies are out.Global CEOs and Ivy League professors are in. Corporate Dossier looks at the windes of change that are sweeping the Boards of India Inc Poor Performing Employees Severely Impact Productivity By : Robert Cameron In business there are two very necessary and very different forces which must be balanced so that business will perform perfectly - people and processes. But far too often they are not in balance. CEO's are ranking people issues as one of their major concerns in 2005 as they struggle with productivity, profits, and labor shortages. Robert A. Cameron & Associates takes a new approach to quantifying and solving this growing business issue. Stop the Revolving Door of Employee Turnover By : Robert Cameron Stop the revolving door of employee turnover: Employee assessment tools have advanced so companies can now more effectively identify, select, and retain top performing employees. Employers are Hiring Good Candidates, not Good Employees By : Robert Cameron Employer's often use the wrong criteria to evaluate a job candidate. A survey showed the attributes of a good candidate aren't the same as a top employee. Robert Cameron examines the problem and how to do a more effective job of pre employment testing. Getting Your Peoples' Pay Right - Everything Else Is Difficult If You Don't By : Paul Phillips Back in 1966 Frederick Herzberg found that pay was a key hygiene factor affecting peoples' motivation. It may not be the main motivator but, unless it was perceived as being fair, not much else was going to motivate people. Taking the Sting Out of Employee Evaluations By : Joan Schramm Employee evaluation time is often a time of hang-wringing, worry and dread. Done right, however, employee evaluations can be a valuable tool for both managers and workers. Here are some ways to improve the experience for both sides. Would Outsourcing Payroll Benefit Your Business? By : Ray La Foy There are so many factors that you should consider regarding why you should hire payroll outsourcing services for your company. 15FQ+ Personality Test has Working Edge in Predicting Performance in Chinese Workers By : Graham Tyler A review of research conducted in Asia that found that psychometric tests based on an international model of personality had greater utility and reliability than locally developed tests. A Basic And Simple Assessment For Bias In PsychometricTests: The 4/5 Rule By : Graham Tyler How to assess for bias and adverse impact in psychometric tests. The Secret To Exceptional Staff Performance By : Ingrid Cliff There is only one secret to having your staff perform to their best possible level and that is ... The 7 Reasons New Employees Fail By : Ingrid Cliff The 7 Reasons New Employees Fail and How To Fix It - Fast! Using Your USP to Hire Staff By : Ingrid Cliff Marketing and Human Resources have more in common than most people realise. Using your unique selling proposition to attract fantastic staff is easy. Do the right thing By : John L. Snider Sr This article is about protecting your employee, and what can happen if you don't Having People Focus On The Things That Matter - Writing And Using Job Descriptions By : Paul Phillips Why don't people do the things they should? Do they know what the priorities are? Do they know what the business needs? Getting those job descriptions right is a key step to answering these questions. Growing Your Strategic Consulting Skills By : Kris Koonar In the 21st century, when Personnel Management has changed into a broader spectrum of Human Resource Management, what does an organization seek from a Human Resource professional Measure and control Human Resources performance By : Sam Miller Any business involve management and control of resources. Human resources are the most valuable part of your business, learn how to measure and control the performance of HR department. Talent Shortage? How To Win With What You've Got By : Vince Thompson If you're starting to feel the pinch of the so called "talent shortage," you can take steps to help the people on your team do better and perform to expectations. Why Will People Work For You? - If You Don't Have a Good Answer You Are At Risk By : Paul Phillips These days many employees have choices and we need to know what we can offer them to have them work for us. Read about the practical things you can do. The Interview By : Declan Jones You’re hired. Despite the time and work leading up to those words, it cumulates in one hour, with one manager and one candidate. That decision can result in a wonderful addition to your company, or be the biggest mistake you’ve ever made. There are ways to prepare for this potential life-changing interview. Start by delving into the past. Each job in each company is about so much more than technical skills and knowledge. Use the interview process to evaluate past performance and fit with your business’s environment and company culture. Our Customers, Our Focus By : Declan Jones Here are four things we focus on to keep our customers coming back.1. Learn the job. We find out what you’re looking for, and it goes beyond the job description. Basic skills and prior experience are easy to define, and if we search just those requirements, you’d have hundreds of potential candidates. In addition to skills, we want to know what it takes to be successful in this position. Why does a person really need five years of prior experience? Why would a top-level candidate want to work there? What is special about this job, about your business? The answers might not be on the tip of your tongue, but we’ll help you find them. Once we have the less tangible aspects of the job, we’ll have a better chance of finding the right person quickly. Remember, you are looking for someone to do the job, not to just impress you with a hefty list of skills. Here are four things we focus on to keep our customers coming back...2. How To Get Good Employees - FAST By : Declan Jones Getting you the right person at the right time is critical. Neither of us wants the hiring process to drag, nor do we want to sift through hundreds of people who don’t meet your qualifications. That’s why it’s important for us to know what you’re looking for. Here are four things you can do to speed up the process and get the right person for your business. Finding The Best Person For The Job By : Declan Jones Did you ever hire an employee only to find out they exaggerated their skills? Maybe they were very talented in using a specialized computer system, but it wasn’t the one you have? Once they’re in the door, bad employees are notoriously hard to get rid of. Documentation, interviews, investigations, lawyer fees, it takes time and money that could be better spent growing your business. Filling The Unique Job By : Declan Jones All companies have them. Jobs unique to their business, a combination of tasks to be performed in a unique way, one that works just right for you. These are the jobs that have become specialized as your business grew. These are the jobs where you utilized and expanded on the individual talents of the people employed in them. Now one of these special people are leaving and you’re left with a position that is hard to fill. Who is Covered Under the ADA in Employment Law By : Brief description of individuals covered under the ADA. Ten Ways To Recruit The Best Employees By : Martin Haworth Starting off a business with the right people is by far the quickest and simplest method of getting the best results. So here are a ten steps to getting it right...Note, potential employyes can get some clues here as well! Generation Y - Is Your Business Prepared? By : Have you considered how management level Baby Boomers retiring from the workforce will affect your business? Have you documented the wealth of knowledge accumulated over the last few decades? You may have an office manual, you may have a succession plan in the wings, however, are you truly prepared? And better still, has your plan taken into account the nature of the generations to come? What is Sexual Harassment By : The definition of sexual harassment for legal purposes to determine if there is a lawsuit or a legal claim. The Importance Of Developing A Training Program For Your Company By : James Monahan Learn how a good training program helps to keep your staff motivated. Improving employee retention By : Linda Finkle Look at how to improve employee retention by creating an environment that reduces stress while improving energy and morale. Criminal Background Checks By : Dolson The benefits of conducting checks into the background of potential employees, tenants, or any number of other personal associates are innumerable, and immense, especially when compared with the cost. Financially, this can save thousands in stolen goods, or damaged property, but it can also prevent a company losing face due to a single problem employee, or keep the property value high by not renting to drug dealers. How Can They Meet Your Expectations If They Don't Know What They Are? By : Paul Phillips Managing people can sometimes be very rewarding and sometimes frustrating. If we look back we may find the rewarding times were when people met, or exceeded, our expectations. Sometimes they did this without even knowing what they were! How can we make this happen more often? What Not To Ask Of Job Applicants By : Arnold Hernandez Tips on what to avoid asking of job applicants. Standard Format for Your Separation Notice By : Kevin Muir Whether you are firing your problem employee or laying off workers because of downsizing, you must give each worker a formal separation notice. It is a crucial part of the termination process. And while every termination is different, all separation notices should follow a similar format. Job Analysis and Hiring the Right Person By : Mac Bartine How to use job analysis to figure out all the qualities a new employee should have to be successful on the job. Dealing With Employee Insubordination By : Kevin Muir Do you have trouble dealing with employee insubordination? We believe the best way to handle this problem is to react immediately. But a systematic, unbiased approach is necessary to uphold an orderly work environment. How Employee Misconduct Affects All Worker Productivity By : Kevin Muir In any workplace, despite the number of employees, there are instances of employee misconduct. As a manager, you cannot hide from it when it happens. And you must deal with it consistently, fairly, and quickly since employee misconduct can damage your business.
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