When you are a small business owner (micro and small businesses), you are responsible for several roles – but as your business grows, the challenge becomes bringing the right people into your business so that you can focus on the bigger picture. HR can help you with that.
Ethical Outsourcing: what to keep in mind
Choosing an outsourcing partner can be challenging. The values of both companies need to align to get the best experience for all parties involved. It is important to ensure that the running of the company is ethical and up to code with the labour laws of the country of operation.
Data Protection: The Dangers of an Employee Breach
In today’s digital age, data is the greatest commodity one has to offer. As a result, data protection has become a major concern for organisations across industries. However, it is more common for matters on data protection to be dealt with as an afterthought than as key risk area.
Disciplinary Procedures And You – How To Handle Matters With Outsourced Staff
Dealing with disciplinary issues can be challenging, especially when the employees in question are outsourced. But before we get there, let’s cover the bases.
Is HR keeping you up?
Running a business can be frightening. There are several things to keep in mind to ensure its success. That gets further complicated when you factor in people.
Are in-person interviews still the “gold” standard?
The recruitment landscape has changed greatly in the last few years. With in-person interviews becoming less frequent and virtual interviews becoming the new normal. But is that always better?
Are They a Good Hire? Dealing With People, Not Pens
How do you determine that someone is a good hire? Is it when they go above and beyond the tasks that they are required to do? Is it based on how they directly influence the bottom line? It may not be that clear cut.
Networking: Your value is more than your business card
Obviously the exchanging of business cards and professional information is never going away, but we need to improve on seeing someone’s value beyond that…
Venturing into a hybrid model – PPA’s journey so far
We realised that there is value in having an effective work from home system that benefits the business and its employees that can easily be implemented. So this year, we ventured into a hybrid work model. This has been our experience…
Doubt in the workplace – Dealing with imposter syndrome
The elephant in the room when discussing doubt is often imposter syndrome. This is a term that many Millennials and Gen Z understand and are familiar with, but this is also doubted by those who belong to previous generations.