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World of HR: Finland is the happiest country in the world (again), partly thanks to its work-life balance

HR Brew

People are more productive when the working time arrangements are such that they can cope with life at work and home, and reconcile the different demands,” Tarja Kröger, an advisor at Finland’s Ministry of Employment and the Economy, told the BBC. Several other countries have implemented their own flexibility rules.

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18 Top Brands Changing Their Name to Avoid Racial Bias

Ongig

They include corporate names, product names, mascots, and logos. The types of accused racist brands include: Product Name — examples: Aunt Jemima and Eskimo Pies are both brand names that will be changed. Here are the 18 examples of changes being made by companies being accused of being racist brands: Aunt Jemima.

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Let Go of Letting People Go: A Business Case for Labour Hoarding

Degreed

But in 2008 and 2009, I kept reiterating that point: There will be a recovery, and we need to be prepared for it.”. Time-to-hire and, more importantly, time-to-productivity are major factors in workforce planning. Staffing considerations are a huge part of that preparation. Let’s break this down further. Labour Hoarding Makes Sense.

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Human Resources KPIs: An In-depth Explanation with Metrics & Examples

Analytics in HR

Let’s use an example to illustrate how this works. For this reason, the board of directors decided that they will cut costs everywhere , except in the product innovation department. This reduction could be applied to recruitment cost, for example. A few examples of what HR KPIs are NOT. List of HR KPIs.

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Are Major Layoffs More Common Since the Recession?

Intoo USA

From late 2007 until the summer of 2009, the U.S. Although the economy began growing in 2009, the effects of the recession can still be felt today, changing the way we work and keep (or not keep) our jobs. In the first quarter of 2019, major layoffs increased 35% over the previous year, the highest level since 2009, according to CNBC.

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my boss wants to be at the hospital for my coworker’s surgery, taking vacation time when your team is understaffed, and more

Ask a Manager

I’m in production engineering for a car company. Although we used to have a very complicated system of casual hours plus overtime during the week, overtime on Saturday, and double time on Sunday, that all went away with the recession of 2009. Shouldn’t we get premium pay for weekend work?

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5 Ways Workplace Culture Drives Business Profitability

Great Place to Work

For example, at the typical hospital in 2022, losses in nursing staff cost between $5 and $9 million. Worried about productivity? When employees trust their employer, they work harder, contribute more, and drive higher levels of innovation and productivity. stock decline of the S&P 500 from 2007 to 2009.They