November 2021

Corporate Away Days

By |2021-07-19T12:05:35-04:00November 8, 2021|Candidates, Companies, Corporate Away Days|

A valuable day away from the office to bond with your colleagues, or a school trip for grown-ups?

  • What’s it all about?
  • The organizers
  • The employers
  • The employees
  • How was it for you?

What’s it all about?

Tank-driving?! Quad racing? Playing with JCBs? Driving a Land Rover with the steering reversed?! Yes, you too could soon be ‘entering the arena’ in the name of fun, motivation, and that most […]

Languages for business

By |2021-07-19T12:04:35-04:00November 1, 2021|Languages for business, Candidates, Companies|

In the global economy, it is vital to be able to communicate effectively with other cultures. With English the accepted world language of business, are ‘locals’ getting too complacent?

  • Sailing blindly into the unknown
  • How easy is it to learn?
  • Complacency amongst the Locals
  • Misguided support from business
  • Minding your Ps and Qs
  • Dividends for business

Sailing blindly into the unknown

A survey carried out by a language training company […]

October 2021

Working from home

By |2023-09-25T16:47:36-04:00October 25, 2021|Candidates, Companies, Working from home|

Working from home.

Every year in Canada, workers spend over seven weeks commuting to and from the office. If we were to spend just one day a week working from home, we’d claw back an astonishing ten days a year.

  • People who work from home
  • Why do they work from home?
  • Working for a company
  • What’s it really like
  • What are the practicalities?
  • Other factors

 

People who work from home

Reward = Retention

By |2021-07-19T12:01:20-04:00October 18, 2021|Companies, Reward = Retention|

Recruiting and retaining the staff who can deliver the strategic objectives of an organisation are fundamental responsibilities of any manager.  Whilst selecting individuals who match the ethos and culture is crucial, they will not join the organisation if the pay and benefits package is not attractive. Joanne attends a conference with guest speaker Evan Johnson, managing director of the Rewards Group, and summarises Evan’s simple steps for managing the reward package for employees at all levels.

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