Why Tolerance In The Workplace Means Smart Business Diversity in the workforce pays big dividends, according to research, driving innovation and powering productivity, profit and people performance.
Tips for Creating Slogans and Taglines Understand the difference between these marketing identifiers and know when to use which.
Hiring for Diversity and Innovation The evidence is clear. Increasing diversity on your payroll is an effective way to drive innovation, increase profits, improve employee satisfaction, and attract and keep top talent. Companies that emphasise and deliver on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) introduce more new products and services to the marketplace and have higher rates of employee satisfaction than […]
How to Manage Employees Working From Home With Kids Remote work is here to stay. Thanks to the double bonus of increased productivity—remote workers are 40 percent more productive than their in-office peers—and decreased expenses, 74 percent of CFOs plan to shift at least some portion of their company’s onsite work functions off site going forward. Operations managers are not the only ones interested […]
How to Prevent Employee Burnout Long hours, 24/7 contact between managers and team members, vacation days that accumulate but never get used: These are all signs of poor management practices that are likely to lead to employee burnout. Not so long ago many managers saw chronic overwork as a recipe for success. But today’s employers recognize that relentless workloads decrease […]
How to Manage a Hybrid Workforce When you manage a hybrid workforce, you need to navigate the challenges and rewards of having employees who work both remotely and in the office. Depending on your policy, your employees may work from the office or telecommute every day, during a set number of days per week, or choose if and when they want […]
A Guide To Gender Pronouns In The Workplace Many companies seek to emphasize diversity and inclusion in today’s workplace, and gender pronouns are an important part of the puzzle. In fact, recent Pew Research revealed that about one in five adults know someone who goes by a gender-neutral pronoun. According to the Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion, gender pronouns are “words that […]
Remote vs. in-person: what's right for your company? With vaccines rolling out and a hopeful end to the pandemic in-sight, organisations are in the throes of figuring out next steps, and weighing the pros and cons of remote vs. in-person work. On the one hand, the past year has shown that many employees can work just as productively at home as they can […]
Helping employees cope with work-related anxiety The coronavirus pandemic is upending work routines and sparking anxiety and uncertainty among workers across every sector. Mental health is being battered. Monster’s new Future of Work 2021 Outlook shows that globally, feelings of job-related anxiety are overwhelming employees, followed by headaches, depression and loneliness. Our data reveals that anxiety affects 33% of Canadian workers, […]
How to show candidates you're committed to diversity and inclusion in hiring Companies are spending a lot of time focusing on diversity and inclusion in hiring right now, and for a variety of reasons. According to Monster research, 86% of candidates globally say diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace is important to them, so that’s definitely one motivating factor. This is an issue that’s important […]
Monster's Inclusive Hiring Guide: Diversity & Inclusion in Recruiting Inclusive hiring efforts are nothing new at most large organizations, but the social justice events of this past year have put initiatives into hyperdrive. Underlying the key cultural moments is that fact that today’s candidates are also demanding a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Consider this research from Monster: More than four in five (86%) […]
Getting employees to unplug from work after hours COVID-19 has fostered manic workdays. Remote employees juggle kids, pets and work projects. Living rooms double as offices. E-intrusions are unrelenting. Pounded, crammed and connected, there’s no offramp for remote workers. “Work and life boundaries are entirely blurred—they’re working harder and longer,” says Rhonda Scharf, an Ottawa-based workplace efficiency consultant at on-the-right-track.com. “Employees feel the […]
