Tag Archive For "employee benefits"
An employer’s guide to international relocation
Many organizations decide to move employees internally instead of hiring new staff. With benefits like guaranteed skills and experience, lower training costs, and proven loyalty, it’s easy to see why. Even though there are advantages to internal relocation, there are drawbacks as well. HR is often responsible for helping employees move and settle, which can …
What makes a top employer in 2021?
From the highly educated researcher to the experienced marketer and the charismatic salesperson to the motivated intern, every company wants the best and the brightest when hiring for a role. But these top candidates won’t consider just any company. To get their attention, it’s necessary to be a top employer. Don’t fret if you’re not …
How to plan for maternity leave as an employer
If your star employee just told you she’s pregnant, there’s no need to assume the worst – that she’ll quit the job. After all, it’s the 21st century. Working moms not only exist but can also have thriving careers. So much so that whether or not your employee is likely to quit depends on how …
What different generations want from their jobs
It’s no surprise that today’s workforce is multigenerational. With the youngest generation, Gen Z, old enough for their first jobs, and the oldest generation, Baby Boomers, too young for retirement, employers will need to know how to manage a workforce with such a large generational gap. But before they can do so effectively, employers will …
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 …
The complete guide to flexible benefits
Student loan benefits for baby boomers? Retirement planning for gen Z’ers? Parental leave for the millennial that’s decided never to have kids? These are the dilemmas that many employers are now facing. Given the rise of a multi-generational workforce and increasing diversity in the workplace, it seems almost impossible to please everybody with standard, one-size-fits-all …
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 …
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 …
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, …
