Let’s define an Employee Centric Culture. It’s an organization that does the following Puts their employees first Creates open communication and encourages feedback Creates an environment that is safe and motivating Creates a healthy workplace environment When organizations take this approach they create a workplace that is Happy & Engaging. So why does happiness and engagement even matter? Does it really do anything besides creating positivity? Yes it does– you can expect the following results: Increased employee retention Increased productivity Increased customer satisfaction Increas ..read more

Founders work hard for long hours to get their business up and running. Often during that time HR and company culture gets forgotten “25% of startups fail because they don’t have the right team.“ CB Insights Startups need a dedicated HR representative early to attract and retain top talent. This is crucial to future business growth. Another important factor for many startups is securing investments or loans. Banks and investors look for employee retention rates to determine the leadership team’s effectiveness. A startup may be able to find a shortcut to business growth, but shortcuts are det ..read more

People analytics is the practice of collecting and applying organizational, people, and talent data to improve critical business outcomes. It enables HR departments to develop data-driven insights to make decisions on talent, workforce processes and turn them into actionable insights to improve the performance of an organization.  The future of people analytics Here are five predictions about where people analytics is heading in the near future: People analytics is going to create supercharged organizations that can make real-time decisions with high accuracy. HR teams will have to creat ..read more

If you own a company, you need to be ok with terminating employees. It’s never easy but it is a necessity if you want to ensure you are working with the right people. Some owners hate it so much they just hope their broken relationship employee quits. That’s not the answer and will cause even more problems. We can all agree that an employee has a right to leave and take another job, so why is the opposite so difficult? The key is to do it right and do it with respect. Here are a few tips. Prepare Your Paperwork I recommend putting things into writing even when you are not legally required. It ..read more

One point we often consult with clients on is terminations. I always start off my conversations with the following. You have a right to terminate any employee at any time and for almost any reason, if you provide the appropriate notice or pay in lieu thereof. When it comes to terminating an employee on sick leave if the reason for terminating them is not related to their sick leave, then you may terminate. Restructuring, poor performance, or downsizing are acceptable grounds regardless of an employee’s health status. Employee Rights The other part you need to consider is to accommodate an empl ..read more

People Stuff offers Skills Assessment Testing as part of our recruitment process. It brings recruitment to a whole new level of accuracy, insight and removing biases. Here are three important reasons to use Skills Assessmet Testing 1. Skills Assessment Testing is more objective Rely on objective data to make better hiring decisions. Skills Assessment Testing can provide you with standardised, useful insights on candidates and predict job performance and company fit. By using this data to identify and hire the right candidate you’ll also improve overall productivity and effectiveness of your te ..read more

In honour of this being pride week, there is no better time to take a step back and evaluate your company’s diversity and inclusivity. There are many different ways you can create an inclusive workplace. Here are 3 suggestions.  1. Learn about your own social identity and biases. Your social identity is a reflection of who you are based on your membership of certain groups. You can take quizzes such as a privilege check quiz and implicit bias quiz to see how your own opinions may be. Biases can be both conscious and unconscious so the best way to improve is to learn more about your perso ..read more

Yesterday I watching a documentary on the singer P!nk and I was blown away. I must admit I wasn’t someone who cherished her music, but I now understand, admire and dare I say, now I am a fan. P!nk, is a successful business that has over 250 employees and Alecia Beth Moore (P!ink) is an amazing CEO. She has over 250 engaged employees who live and breath her brand. She is one of highest paid performers on the planet and is worth $200 Million. So how does P!nk do it? Here are five reasons she is killing it. 1 – She Hire’s Employees With Better Skills Than Her P!nk surrounds herself with the best ..read more

During the past few months, many of us have been able to take advantage of the perks of physical workspaces and the social benefits of working from the office.  However, with the current global events happening in our world, and in accordance with the recent Alert Level 5 lockdown in NL, most of us have now been asked to combine our work and home lives once again.  Though we’ve been through this before, and some of us have been enjoying remote work throughout the whole pandemic, adjusting to a complete work-from-home lifestyle can be a challenge for anyone – whether you’ve been pract ..read more

It’s back to work for a lot of businesses on the Avalon that have been shut down for more than a week. In saying that some employees will have a difficult time getting back into the routine, so here a few tips that can help with the transition. 1. Plan a team meeting Plan a meeting for Monday morning, start by allowing employees to share their storm war stories. Once that is done review tasks, deadlines and weekly goals so you can set a plan. Create focus by getting everyone together. 2. Prioritize task You may be coming back to a large to do list. Set your priorities and avoid becoming overwh ..read more