Christmas is in the air. The holidays are inciting excitement, and the world is getting ready to embrace a new beginning cheerfully. If that sounds a bit off to you, you are not wrong. There is nothing usual or Christmassy about 2020, and most people are probably not going through the exhilarating experience of New
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All About Tax Annualization
With the end of the year fast approaching, one of the goals of any company is to ensure that its employees pay the right amount of taxes to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) – not a single cent over or under. This is to avoid the hassle of having to issue tax refunds, or
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Setting-up your Work-From-Home Policies
Keep your team productive by setting up clear work-from-home policies. Employees around the world have been forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And the trend of working from home doesn’t seem like it would be going away any time soon. Working remotely does have its benefits. It gives your employees flexibility
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Top HR Trends During the Pandemic
Uncertainty. Widespread danger. Mandatory masks. Social distancing. Remote work. Lay-offs and furloughs. – COVID-19 is re-architecting every aspect of our lives in a way that no predictions or analyses could have imagined last year. The HR industry didn’t have the luxury of being excluded from these unprecedented changes. As the pandemic started to stall the
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Managing Employees with Depression
The Philippines is, generally, a happy place. The Filipino spirit is known to be happy and unwavering amidst harsh times. However, the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard and has left people with feelings of sorrow and anxiety, even those who are employed. With tensions rising and the financial crisis still looming in the horizon along with
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Top 5 Metrics for Talent Acquisition
Top 5 Metrics to Track for Talent Acquisition Talent Acquisition or Recruitment is an important process for any company. Recruitment firms and company HR departments need to track specific metrics to be able to analyze their strengths and uncover their areas for improvement. Each HR department has its own standards and metrics. But in terms
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Improving the Employee Onboarding Process with HRIS
7 Ways HRIS Helps the Onboarding Process Onboarding new employees is an important process that no company should ignore. Proper onboarding ensures that the employee will be oriented properly on his/her tasks and responsibilities. The onboarding process also makes it easier for the employee to get accustomed to his/her surroundings, including the people that the
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New Minimum Wage in NCR
New Minimum Wage in NCR The Goverment through the has just recently approved a wage order that will increase the wage of minimum wage workers in the National Capital Region by P21. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) approved the adjustment last Thursday, September 14, 2017. Minimum wage workers in the National Capital Region
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Is Your Employee a Flight Risk?
Is Your Employee a Flight Risk? Employee retention should be among the top priorities of Human Resources as it keeps the business working at full capacity and saves time and money recruiting equally competent replacements. It is critical to be proactive in identifying potential flight risks especially if they are essential and are key pieces
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Applying the Bell Curve for Performance Ranking
When to Use the Bell Curve for Performance Management Sometimes, it takes several experiments to establish an effective system analyzing employee performance. One of the methods that some HR personnel have tried is the so-called Bell Curve grading system. Formally known as Gaussian Probability Distribution, the bell curve method is a trigonometric plot designed to help
