Category Archive For "Employee Benefits"
5 steps for building a hybrid work strategy for your company
Chances are your company had to shift to work-from-home arrangements (regardless of whether or not you were prepared) when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Perhaps you realized this strategy worked for you and your employees? Or maybe you were simply waiting for the earliest chance to return to the office? If you landed somewhere in the …
5 workplace wellness trends in 2021
Workplace wellness and health benefits used to be considered as nice perks for employees. Employers who provided these benefits were seen as serious about their duty of care. Plus, they helped companies attract talent. That is, until the COVID-19 pandemic changed things. All of a sudden health and healthcare were on everyone’s mind. Employees needed …
3 countries with the top employee benefits: How HR teams can learn from the best
Every Human Resource (HR) professional and leader knows that offering employee benefits is standard practice for attracting and retaining top talent – especially post-COVID-19. But knowing which ones will make an impact depends on many factors like the demographics, locations, and needs of each employee. To give you some insight, this Pacific Prime article looks …
7 ways to attract talented teachers to your school
Did you know? English-speaking international schools around the globe are on the lookout for talented teachers. Generally, international schools that know how to attract talented teachers will typically follow a few best practices when recruiting teachers to their institutions. Not sure where to start for your school? In this Pacific Prime article, we’ll take a …
Pride Month: How HR teams can better support LGBTQ+ employees
What better time to discuss LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace than Pride Month, which takes place in June every year. Companies have come a long in supporting workplace diversity and increasing LGBT policies in the workplace over the past decade. While some organizations are conscious about creating an LGBT-friendly workplace, the reality is that many …
How can companies contain health insurance costs?
Have you noticed your company’s health insurance premiums going up? If so, it’s because of health insurance inflation and other factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Containing the cost of company health insurance will surely be top of mind for you and many other HR and business leaders across the globe. This Pacific Prime article …
6 ways to improve your intern program
For many companies, the arrival of summer means fresh university graduates and students entering the workforce as interns. But why do companies invest in temporary interns or students who have yet to graduate? The focus lies in the future of the company and what the talent needs will be in the next few years. With …
How to develop and train soft skills in the workplace
Hiring an employee? You’ll probably be scanning their CVs and comparing them with your job description, which may include a combination of technical skills and soft skills. Let’s say you’re hiring a web developer. Technical skills would be skills like HTML, CSS, Java, Python, and other coding languages or computer software. On the other hand, …
5 metrics to evaluate the impact of your employee wellness program
Any business owner knows that measuring Return on Investment (ROI) can be challenging. Measuring ROI for employee wellness can be even more challenging. But as more companies become aware of the importance of wellness in the workplace and invest in workplace wellness programs, the need to measure these programs becomes even more apparent. With perks …
3 creative ways to show employee appreciation
Picture this: Your star employee hands in their 30-day notice. In a bid to keep them from leaving, you offer to increase their salary, through in some extra perks, or even make any necessary accommodations. But alas, it’s too late. Your star employee already has plans to go work for a rival company. Don’t wait …