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Microaggressions in the workplace: Why inclusive language is important
If you’re looking for an indicator of workplace toxicity, start by observing the language used at work. Phrases like “where are you really from?” and racist language can make work uncomfortable for employees from marginalized communities. Since race and ethnicity are topics people are often afraid to even discuss, it’s common for microaggressions to go …
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 …
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 …
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 …
5 tips for returning to the office if you’re feeling anxious
“If you can go to a restaurant in New York city, you can come into the office” – This headline-grabbing statement was made by the CEO of Morgan Stanley, and encapsulates the sentiment of many companies. As vaccinations are successfully rolled out and life gradually returns to normal, there’s an expectation that employees will likewise …
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, …
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 …
