5 Easy Steps to Automate Employee Onboarding Process
Employee onboarding has evolved into a critical process for a successful growing company, combining the management process with staff management. Effective onboarding translates into improved learning and motivation. It also helps an organisation to prevent employee turnover. A study by…
Work It – S1E20: How to negotiate a salary increase
We all want more money, but how can we strike a balance between getting more and being realistic? What are the dos and don’ts, and how can you determine your worth? Career coach Samantha Ng breaks it down in this…
Work It – S1E19: Is it time to rethink annual leave entitlements?
Unlimited leave, medical leave without proof or even sabbaticals for staff who’ve clocked several years on the job. These are some new leave policies companies are adopting to draw talent and keep them. David Setiawan, head of marketing at JobStreet,…
S1E18: What you need to make a career switch to the tech industry
While there seems to be a chill in the tech sector with news of job losses, a career in the tech industry can be lucrative. Can anyone make the switch easily? What skills do you need, and do you have…
Expense management options for SAP SuccessFactors: Reimburse vs other Expense Management vendors
Did you know that every expense report from your employees could take up to 30 minutes? This includes the time needed to collect, scan, create and finally submit the expense entry. Modern expense management systems circumvent this by utilising optical…
ePFile vs. Opentext: Employee document management options for SAP SuccessFactors
You have read about document digitisation. You love the concept, and now you want to move on to choose a product that illustrates the tremendous benefits deliberately. All the pressure is on you as the head of HR. Making the…
43 lessons at 43 years old
Introspection seems to be a daily occurrence for me at this age Maybe mid-life is kicking in, or I am inching closer to death. I tend to pick up lessons on the things I read or experienced that I went…
S1E17: Can you have depression and still thrive at work?
Should you tell your manager you have a mental health condition? How should company policies close the gap with meaningful mental health practices on the ground? Co-founder of Calm Collective Asia Sabrina Ooi who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, is…
Global hiring is rising
Even though the time of pandemic restrictions is quickly coming to an end, the business world is still facing economic headwinds that have never been seen before. During the pandemic, organisations have become more open to new ways of doing…
S1E16: What happens when you lose your job
While retrenchment numbers have fallen since record highs during COVID-19, the turmoil in some sectors of the economy continues. What happens to a person when they are told to leave? Leadership coach Steven Lock gives an unvarnished look at the…