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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 …
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 identify anxiety and depression when working from home
As we live through the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people are experiencing heightened levels of stress and mental health issues. Lockdowns, isolation, and travel restrictions are some of the many reasons why the novel coronavirus pandemic is proving to be a lot to deal with. On top of these limitations, all you have to …
How to hire talent post the coronavirus pandemic
Tales of employee layoffs have flooded the career networking platform LinkedIn, as thousands of businesses struggle to weather the coronavirus storm. For those who still hold their jobs, many find themselves working from home, in what is the largest remote working shift in history. Will this continue to be the case post-pandemic? If so, how …
Coronavirus (COVID-19): employer’s duty and obligation to protect their employees
During this pandemic, protecting the health of employees is an employer’s sole responsibility. Employees that are still working and fulfilling their responsibilities, from key workers like frontline healthcare professionals and emergency responders, to those working in supermarkets, grocers, pharmacies, factories, transportation, construction, sanitation, and other essential workplaces, must be protected from contracting the virus. In …
What is your love language at work?
Do you feel like your supervisor appreciates you? What about your coworkers? It’s no secret that employees who feel appreciated perform better. However, expressing appreciation isn’t always that straightforward. Appreciation has to be conveyed in a way that the person it’s being directed to finds meaningful. While many people are familiar with The Five Love …
The importance of an employee reward and recognition programme
Maintaining a healthy employer-employee relationship requires mutual respect and open communication, which have to be shown through actions instead of expressed via empty words. One does not have to wait until Valentine’s day to show their love to their significant others, and the same goes for employers, for it would usually be too late to …
How can HR and corporate managers assist employees overseas?
In this increasingly global business world, the advantages of working abroad are often emphasized. Indeed, it is an invaluable experience for an employee to experience different cultures, enhance their resumes, and brush up on their language skills. On the contrary, however, the downsides to sending employees to a foreign country are not discussed as frequently. …
Announcing the release of Cost of International Health Insurance Report – 2018
Pacific Prime is proud to present our latest report – the Cost of International Health Insurance Report for Individuals and Families 2018; a welcome addition to our collection of professional industry reports. Now in its fourth iteration, this free report, as with previous versions, addresses the average cost of International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI) in …
Part time employee benefits: three reasons to extend perks to staff with non-standard hours
One of the key areas in our industry that gets very little attention is that of part time employee benefits. Part time and casual workers have long been features of every developed labor market in the world, and their numbers have been growing in the past decade – often at the expense of full-time employment. …
