A tricky part of being in HR is that the world thinks you’re faultless — perfect, so to speak — when, in fact, you’re not. Just like everybody else, you make mistakes. But unlike regular employees and middle managers, your…
While agents, salespeople, and the rest of the company have the satisfaction of customers to take care of, we in HR have that of our companies’ employees. And to gauge how we’re doing, we conduct employee satisfaction surveys; we measure…
The first step toward change, says psychotherapist and writer Nathaniel Branden, is awareness. That’s also true for managing employee complaints. We’re used to resolving workplace issues as they come, but as HR managers, we’re also expected to have foresight: to…
Dealing with employee complaints proves to be one of the toughest parts of being an HR manager. In worst cases, it means having to face so many things at once: a gap in the company’s policies, an error caused by…
Here are the top news, events, and announcements that shaped and steered the HR industry and labor in the Philippines in September 2017. Senate endorses TRAIN Bill The Senate has endorsed its own version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration…
The idea of investing in employees beyond giving them their wages is relatively new. Before, people simply cash in on their rendered hours and go. Now, employers and HR leaders also face the pressure of providing “the perks” — the…
A lot has been said about counteroffers. Some say it’s a knee-jerk reaction: a mechanical and reckless response to a top employee’s resignation that a number of companies are guilty of. Employees, on the other hand, are often warned never…
Got mixed feelings about working longer hours in exchange for longer weekends? One thing’s for sure: the idea no longer seems as vague and as far-fetched as it used to be. Recently, House Bill 6152 — more popularly known as…
Planning team outings or big organizational changes later this month? Don’t be surprised if the idea won’t sit well with some people. The Ghost Month is coming! For 2017, the traditional Buddhist and Taoist occasion will start on August 22, the…