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The future of work is flexible: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal move in to provide remote work guidelines
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?After the pandemic the world of work has significantly changed. Companies are now shifting to more flexible work models and human resources practices are becoming more similar across different countries despite contextual differences such as national cultures and national ...
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General Motors joins the long list of companies recruiting for skills over degrees
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?McKinsey & Company, Google, IBM and now General Motors indicate that they do not hire for degrees but for skills. When you focus on what skills are actually required for a position instead of a degree, it allows you ...
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British Airways employees vote to strike over wages as a wave of employee discontentment increases in the UK
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?A wave of discontentment over salaries and conditions of service can be experienced in the UK and 41% of the entire global population is considering handing their resignation in response to work pressure. Employees are unhappy, anxious, worn-out, stressed, ...
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Rolls-Royce offers a salary raise to employees to cushion staff during exceptional times
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?Living in a highly uncertain world after going through a pandemic and now battling with energy prices and inflation, employee expectation has changed. They expect an employer who cares and takes action to answer their needs. Rolls-Royce offers a ...
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KPMG offers a salary raise to meet changing employee expectations
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?Employee expectations are changing. They now expect employers who care and respect them. They also expect a more flexible work arrangement and great rewards for a great job. To retain their most valuable assets, companies are now seeking ways ...
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Google introduces a new employee performance approach called GRAD
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?As the world is evolving organizations need to keep up with the changes. It is important to re-align employee performance management systems – as Google has done that –, in order to move from performance management to performance enablement. ...
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Apple employees openly criticize management over work from home policy
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?Some employers such as Apple, believe that returning back to the office will result in increased collaboration, employee engagement, and productivity. However employees believe that the new policy will not bring in any “serendipity” that comes as a result ...
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Ubisoft, Google, AirBnB and Flo Health Inc. – How companies respond and provide much-needed support for their staff in Ukraine
Farai Mugabe, Content & Research, The HR Congress The global COVID 19 pandemic has taught us, that love and care of staff during tough times will make them stay and be more committed to the business. Employees will always remember how the business stood by them during trying times. Ubisoft2 ...
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HR For Ukraine – tools and resources to support workers and HR professionals
With the evolving war in Ukraine, our contributor, Sergio Caredda has created a site and started to collect resources, links, concrete actions that HR professionals might need or are actively doing in support of the workers still in the country, or to those that are fleeing as refugees. Access the HR For Ukraine notion ...
